Phillipsburg, NJ: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Phillipsburg 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 …

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How Phillipsburg ranks

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#12Most affordable in NJ #13Closest to a top hospital in NJ #18Lowest property tax in NJ All NJ rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code08865

Area code908

Living in Phillipsburg

Housing in Phillipsburg

$344K▲ 2.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

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

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market34

Sale-to-list99.5%

Sold in May11

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Safety in Phillipsburg

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Safety Grade C+

Phillipsburg reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 64% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Phillipsburg 2.9

New Jersey 2

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Phillipsburg 14.2

New Jersey 12.7

U.S. 15.5

Natural hazards: Very highMostly inland flooding · higher than 85% of U.S. communitiesDetails →

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Health in Phillipsburg

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Health Grade C

Healthier than 31% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with New Jersey

19worse than NJ

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 13 are too close to call.

Conditions 8▼ 4 close Habits 2▼ 2 close Care 2▼ 5 close Mind 3▼ 2 close Everyday needs 4▼ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

16.5%More older adults who have lost all their teethNJ 9.6% · worse 16.5%More smokersNJ 10.9% · worse 7.6%More adults with COPDNJ 5.1% · worse

Care nearby

St. Luke's Warren HospitalPhillipsburg · 0.7 mi · ER

Star Community Health-CoventryPhillipsburg · 0.5 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

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Schools in Phillipsburg

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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.

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DistrictPhillipsburg School DistrictSchools5

Phillipsburg Elementary School C-Elementary · Grades 3–5 · 621 students Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning CenterElementary · Grades PK–1 · 449 students Philipsburg Primary SchoolElementary · Grades K–2 · 420 students Sts. Philip & James SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 129 students Phillipsburg Middle School C-Middle · Grades 6–8 · 636 students

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.

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