Summary for Perth Amboy

About Perth Amboy (Click for our profile page)

Located in: Middlesex County (see below)

Time Zone: Perth Amboy lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: (732), (848)<1>

Elevation: 70 feet [21.34 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Perth Amboy)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	51,370 (1.09% increase since 2010)
2010:	50,814 (7.42% increase since 2000)
2000:	47,303

Total Area:<4> 5.96 sq. miles [15.4 km²] - of which 21.07% is water (1.25 sq. miles [3.3 km²])

Housing Units:<5> 16,556

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

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Perth Amboy:

Lat: 40.520400° (or 40°31'13" N)

Lon: -74.271800° (or -74°16'18" W)

USGS Topo Map: Perth Amboy<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Perth Amboy

GNIS ID: 885349

FIPS State / Place Code: 34 / 58200

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Perth Amboy)

About Middlesex County

The city of New Brunswick is the County Seat for Middlesex County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Middlesex)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	824,394 (1.79% increase since 2010)
2010	809,858 (7.96% increase since 2000)
2000:	750,162

Total Area: 322.8 sq. miles [836.1 km²] - of which 4.31% is water (13.91 sq. miles [36 km²])

Housing Units: 294,800

Official Website: www.co.middlesex.nj.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Middlesex

GNIS ID: 882230

FIPS State / County Code: 34 / 023

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Perth Amboy)

About New Jersey

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	8,891,258 (1.13% increase since 2010)
2010:	8,791,894 (4.49% increase since 2000)
2000:	8,414,350

Websites for State of New Jersey

Official Website: https://www.state.nj.us/

Tourism: https://www.visitnj.org/

Parks: https://www.state.nj.us/nj/things/parks/

Fishing & Hunting: https://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of New Jersey

GNIS ID: 1779795

FIPS State: 34

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page 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.state.nj.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>	Area code (848) is an overlay for area code (732).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Perth Amboy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Perth Amboy. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Perth Amboy, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Perth Amboy.