Welcome to South Amboy ...

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

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Amboy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1843.

A typical abbreviation for South Amboy: S. Amboy

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, South Amboy has a population of 9,166 people<3> (see below for details).

South Amboy is near sea level<4>.

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

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, South Amboy had an population of 9,166 people. This is an increase of 6.2% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.83% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, South Amboy had a population of 8,631 people. This makes South Amboy the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of South Amboy represents 0.1% of the total population of New Jersey (which has 8,791,894 people), making it the state's 50th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,631 people, the population of South Amboy increased 9.07% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,913 people).

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

Communities near South Amboy ...

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

• Newark
  (18 miles [29 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
• Elizabeth
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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
• Plainfield
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (9 miles [14.5 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
• Long Branch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
• Rahway
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rahway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
  • Rahway is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
• Westfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 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 South Amboy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Amboy.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South 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 South Amboy.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Amboy. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for South Amboy.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Amboy ...

Looking for more information about South 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 South Amboy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Amboy.

Adding South Amboy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South 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 South Amboy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the South Amboy post office opened in 1843.

We also found South Amboy on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1860.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Amboy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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