Welcome to Perth Amboy ...

The coastal city of Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County<1>.

The location of Perth Amboy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

Perth Amboy was established in 1683 and was incorporated in 1718.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Perth Amboy has a population of 51,370 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Perth Amboy is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Perth Amboy lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Perth Amboy: (732) and (848)<5>

Websites for Perth Amboy ...

Official Website: www.ci.perthamboy.nj.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Perth Amboy had an population of 51,370 people. This is an increase of 1.09% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Perth Amboy had a population of 50,814 people (or 6.27% of the total population of Middlesex County). This makes Perth Amboy the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Perth Amboy represents 0.58% of the population of New Jersey (which has 8,791,894 people), making it the state's 14th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 50,814 people, the population of Perth Amboy increased 7.42% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 47,303 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Perth Amboy.

Communities near Perth Amboy ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Perth Amboy.

• New York
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Newark
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Elizabeth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Bayonne
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• East Orange
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• New Brunswick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Hoboken
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
  • Hoboken is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
• Plainfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Linden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Perth Amboy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Perth Amboy.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Perth Amboy. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perth Amboy.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Perth Amboy. Our list includes 24 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Perth Amboy.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perth Amboy ...

Looking for more information about Perth Amboy? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Perth Amboy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Perth Amboy.

Adding Perth Amboy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Perth Amboy in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Perth Amboy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Perth Amboy post office opened in 1842.

We also found Perth Amboy in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Perth Amboy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Perth Amboy: www.ci.perthamboy.nj.us/

The official website for Middlesex County: www.co.middlesex.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/