Upper PohatcongNJ
The town has 1,876 residents and lies in New Jersey.
Is Upper Pohatcong a good place to live?
19% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Upper Pohatcong, below both the New Jersey town median (45%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Only 4 of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Upper Pohatcong. We don’t grade Upper Pohatcong yet; the figures below are still real.
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and 104 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Upper Pohatcong. Close and well known come first.
21 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
3 mi Park & preserveLehigh River
39 mi LandmarkDrew University
38 mi Stadium & arenaSHI Stadium
29 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
17 mi Stadium & arenaPPL CenterPhoto credits
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lehigh River: The original uploader was Malepheasant at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Drew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · SHI Stadium: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Upper Pohatcong: who provides what
Upper Pohatcong 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Upper Pohatcong.
Natural hazards: high risk in Upper Pohatcong, mostly inland flooding
The FEMA hazard score for Upper Pohatcong comes to 70 of 100. 68% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 10%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Upper Pohatcong has four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 86°; in January, nights fall to 20°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Upper Pohatcong has 0.8 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs in Upper Pohatcong fell by 622 from 2013 to 2023, to 737. Just 2% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Upper Pohatcong: 4.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Half the trips to work are shorter than 23 miles.
| Upper Pohatcong | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Upper Pohatcong is
CDC measures, 32 in all: Upper Pohatcong beats New Jersey on 7 and trails on 3. The share of adults in Upper Pohatcong who have diabetes: 9.6%.
| Upper Pohatcong | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 9.7% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Upper Pohatcong | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.2% | 9.6% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.1% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Upper Pohatcong sells for about $380K at the median
92% of households live in a home they own in Upper Pohatcong. The typical rent in the town is $1,606 a month.
| Upper Pohatcong | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,606 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Upper Pohatcong
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Upper Pohatcong
About 8 of every 100 Upper Pohatcong residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Upper Pohatcong’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Upper Pohatcong.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Pohatcong | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alpha | — | — | C− | A− | C+ | B |
| Pohatcong Township | #379 | C− | C− | C− | C | B+ |
| Phillipsburg | #420 | D | C+ | C+ | C− | C |
Alpha has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Upper Pohatcong isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Upper Pohatcong with a neighbor →
Questions about Upper Pohatcong
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Is Upper Pohatcong, NJ a good place to live?
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