PottersvilleNJ
A town of 245, settled in 1829.
Is Pottersville a good place to live?
96% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Pottersville, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 45% and U.S. towns at 29%. Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Pottersville. Pottersville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
245 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Madison Square Garden and 406 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pottersville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw40 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw39 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw37 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum
Big draw39 mi MuseumMuseum of Modern Art1.2M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Museum of Modern Art: hibino, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Pottersville: who provides what
Pottersville is unincorporated, so Hunterdon 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pottersville.
Pottersville has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Pottersville for work: only 0% work in town. Pottersville’s median household income is $172,000, above both the New Jersey town median ($113,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). 1.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Pottersville.
| Pottersville | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $172,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.8% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Pottersville
Pottersville has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Pottersville is
Pottersville beats the New Jersey average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 12% of Pottersville adults report frequent mental distress.
| Pottersville | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 28% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.1% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Pottersville | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.2% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.7% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.2% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hacklebarney State Park | — | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Pottersville
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Pottersville
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Pottersville
About 8 of every 100 Pottersville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
100% of working residents leave Pottersville for work
Where Pottersville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pottersville
Populated place in Hunterdon and Somerset counties, New Jersey, US
Pottersville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) split between Bedminster Township in Somerset County and Tewksbury Township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07979. As of the 2020 census, Pottersville had a population of 467. In 1990, most of the village was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Pottersville Village Historic District.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 289 ft
- ZIP code
- 07979
Questions about Pottersville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pottersville, NJ a good place to live?
Pottersville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.