ZarephathNJ
A town of 17, settled in 1913.
Is Zarephath a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park, at 36 acres. Zarephath has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
17 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Madison Square Garden and 496 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Zarephath. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw36 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw35 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw36 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw31 mi BeachConey IslandPhoto 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 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain
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Moving to Zarephath: who provides what
Zarephath 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 Zarephath.
Low risk in Zarephath, with inland flooding at the top
Zarephath’s natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 28 of 100. Expected losses in Zarephath break down as 70% from inland flooding and 9% from earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Zarephath
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 22°, with about 21 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Zarephath stands out in New Jersey and nationally: a smaller share of its adults binge drink
In Zarephath, 13% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 23%. For adults here, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 39%.
| Zarephath | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.2% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Zarephath | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer smokers | 8.2% | 10.9% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.4% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Zarephath is conserved land
Across 1 park or preserve: 0.2 miles of trail. Zarephath’s concentration of trails stands at 0.5 miles per square mile, against 0.7 in New Jersey’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park | 0.1 mi | 36 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Zarephath
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Zarephath
College town 100 of every 100 Zarephath residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Questions about Zarephath
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Zarephath, NJ a good place to live?
Zarephath has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.