Phillipsburg
What’s happening
Weather
Forecast →Upcoming events
Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.
Local news
Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.
The Phillipsburg album
Outdoors in Phillipsburg
Parks & trails →Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1917
New Jersey, 1917
Photo · Wikimedia Commons
Landmark of the day
All 4 historic places →
Lander-Stewart Mansion and Stites Building
The Lander–Stewart Mansion and Stites Building are two historic houses in the town of Phillipsburg in Warren County, New Jersey, United States.
About Phillipsburg
Town in Warren County, New Jersey, USPhillipsburg is a town located along the Delaware River that is the most populous municipality in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 15,249, an increase of 299 (+2.0%) from the 2010 census count of 14,950, which in turn reflected a decline of 216 (−1.4%) from the 15,166 counted in the 2000 census. The Norfolk Southern Railway's Lehigh Line, formerly the mainline of the Lehigh Valley Railroad with a mix of mainline trackage combined long leased to the Central Railroad of New Jersey by its builder Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company, runs …
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
How Phillipsburg ranks
All →Town numbers
Housing in Phillipsburg
The typical Phillipsburg home is worth about $344,000, up 2.2% in a year, 41% below the New Jersey typical home.
A balanced market
Safety in Phillipsburg
Safety Grade C+
Phillipsburg reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 64% report less.
Work & commute in Phillipsburg
Full picture →Most working residents leave Phillipsburg for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Lopatcong (4%), New York (3%) and Raritan (3%). Half commute less than 26 miles.
Health in Phillipsburg
Health Grade C
Healthier than 31% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with New Jersey
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 13 are too close to call.
What stands out
Care nearby
Natural hazards in Phillipsburg
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Phillipsburg
Full climate →Phillipsburg has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Phillipsburg
All Phillipsburg schools →School Grade C
The public schools Phillipsburg’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 67% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NJ. Ratings are from neighbors.
Phillipsburg’s library
Library details →Where Phillipsburg is
Explore map →
Location map