SkillmanNJ
Home to 345 people, the town was settled in 1880.
Is Skillman a good place to live?
Only 4 of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Skillman. 15% of the land in Skillman is conserved, against 11% in New Jersey’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Skillman has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Skillman stand out
Where Skillman beats most towns.
345 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Coney Island and 187 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Skillman. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw25 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw33 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
36 mi Stadium & arenaSports Illustrated Stadium
35 mi Stadium & arenaPrudential Center
14 mi Stadium & arenaSHI StadiumPhoto credits
Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sports Illustrated Stadium: Sam Szapucki, CC BY 2.0 · Prudential Center: Jim.henderson, Public domain · SHI Stadium: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Skillman: who provides what
Skillman is unincorporated, so Somerset 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 Skillman.
A typical Skillman home is worth about $1.04M
The share of households in Skillman who live in a home they own: 81%. Home values are up 5.1% over the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Skillman has 13.5 jobs for every working resident, and 1,694 people commute in
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Skillman rose by 1,169, to 1,696. Only 2% of working residents stay in Skillman for work; the rest commute out. The typical journey to work for Skillman comes to 34 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 14 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Skillman’s year
In July, afternoons reach 86°; in January, nights fall to 22°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bessie Grover Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A smaller share of adults in Skillman say their health is fair or poor than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
30% of adults have high blood pressure in Skillman. Of 32 CDC measures, Skillman beats the New Jersey average on 20 and trails it on 1. Two figures for adults in the town: 9.2% report frequent physical distress, 14% have been diagnosed with depression. Only 10 of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare have a lower share of adults who worry about having enough food than Skillman.
| Skillman | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 12% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 23% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 15% | 19% |
| What stands out | Skillman | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.8% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Skillman faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Skillman’s risk rating from FEMA comes in at 59 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 81% come from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Skillman
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Skillman
About 3 of every 100 Skillman residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Every workday, about 1,694 people come to Skillman for work
Where Skillman’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Skillman
Populated place in Somerset County, New Jersey, US
Skillman is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Montgomery Township, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 237, down from 242 at the 2010 census. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08558. However, the Skillman postal address covers an area significantly larger than the Skillman CDP. The Skillman postal address services approximately half of the 32 square miles (83 km2) and approximately 23,000 residents comprising Montgomery Township. The small CDP designated as Skillman and the much larger area known as Skillman based on the post office delivery are…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 138 ft
- ZIP code
- 08558
Questions about Skillman
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Skillman, NJ a good place to live?
Skillman has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What is Skillman, NJ known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Alayna Treene and Chris Chugunov.