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Some 138 people live in this town, in New Jersey.
Port Murray’s midpoint age is 68.7 years, above both New Jersey’s towns (42 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 469 in New Jersey we compare has a higher home-ownership rate than Port Murray. Port Murray has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
![54222.BB#001--Land covered by spring house to be leased to Frank I. Davis--2 miles east of Port Murray, NJ [1910.10.29]](https://images.townratings.com/story/41990/dd46e82a2c8dd8f71b87-l.jpg)
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1910 and 6 maps from 1888 on.
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Half of commuters travel less than 25 miles. The top destinations are Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (7%), Mount Olive Township (5%) and Randolph Township (4%).
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its midsummer high comes in at 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Port Murray than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 53% come from inland flooding and 20% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 2.9% in value.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
For adults in Port Murray, the share who have obesity is 30%. Against the New Jersey average, Port Murray comes out ahead on 6 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. In Port Murray, 18% of adults binge drink, and 77% had a checkup this year.
| Port Murray | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 78% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | Port Murray | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 14.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Port Murray. Close and well known come first.
40 mi Stadium & arenaPrudential Center
26 mi LandmarkDrew University
15 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
35 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
31 mi Stadium & arenaSHI Stadium
23 mi Park & preserveDuke FarmsPrudential Center: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Drew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SHI Stadium: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Duke Farms: Ekem, CC BY-SA 3.0
Port Murray is unincorporated, so Warren County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Where Port Murray’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 within 15 miles of the center of Port Murray
About 0 of every 100 Port Murray residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Census-designated place in Warren County, New Jersey, United States
Port Murray is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Mansfield Township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that was created as part of the 2010 United States census. As of the 2020 census, Port Murray had a population of 227. The community was long known by this name for its location on the Morris Canal and after Colonel James Boyles Murray, the third president of the Morris Canal and Banking Company. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07865.
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Port Murray has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Some 138 people live in this town, in New Jersey.
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