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Population in July 2007: 6,313. Population change since 2000: -2.2%

Males: 3,070	(48.6%)
Females: 3,243	(51.4%)

Median resident age:	37.8 years
New Jersey median age:	36.7 years

Zip codes: 07866.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $74,682 (it was $61,002 in 2000)

Rockaway:	$74,682
New Jersey:	$67,035

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $375,554 (it was $186,400 in 2000)

Rockaway:	$375,554
New Jersey:	$372,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $383,860; Detached houses: $390,330; Townhouses or other attached units: $313,973; In 2-unit structures: $395,141; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $223,279; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $132,757
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Races in Rockaway:

White Non-Hispanic (82.1%)
Hispanic (9.4%)
Other race (3.0%)
Asian Indian (2.6%)
Black (1.4%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
Filipino (1.1%)
Chinese (0.9%)
Other Asian (0.8%)
Vietnamese (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Rockaway: 123.6 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (21.0%), Italian (21.0%), Irish (19.8%), Polish (10.2%), English (8.4%), United States (3.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1894

Elevation: 534 feet

Land area: 2.09 square miles.

Population density: 3022 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Rockaway

High school or higher: 89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
Unemployed: 4.6%
Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rockaway borough

Never married: 25.7%
Now married: 56.5%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 7.2%
Divorced: 9.1%

997 residents are foreign born (5.6% Asia, 4.5% Europe, 4.0% Latin America).

This borough:	15.4%
New Jersey:	17.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Rockaway:	2.3% ($4,291)
New Jersey:	2.4% ($4,047)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wayne, NJ (14.1 miles , pop. 54,069).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (20.6 miles , pop. 273,546).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (29.7 miles , pop. 1,537,195).

Nearest cities: White Meadow Lake, NJ (1.1 miles ), Victory Gardens borough, NJ (1.5 miles ), Dover, NJ (1.6 miles ), Wharton borough, NJ (1.9 miles ), Mountain Lakes borough, NJ (2.0 miles ), Lake Telemark, NJ (2.0 miles ), Morris Plains borough, NJ (2.2 miles ), Boonton, NJ (2.3 miles ).

Latitude: 40.90 N, Longitude: 74.51 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,281 (+35.2%)
Workers who live and work in this borough: 436 (12.4%)

Area codes: 973, 862

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Population change in the 1990s: +376 (+6.2%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Construction (10%)
Chemicals (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (14%)
Educational services (10%)
Chemicals (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Engineers (5%)
Top executives (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Computer specialists (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (3%)
Business operations specialists (3%)

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Crime in Rockaway by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	1	0	0	1	1	0	2
per 100,000	15.3	0.0	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.0	31.3
Assaults	4	5	4	4	3	4	2
per 100,000	61.3	75.7	61.9	61.8	46.5	62.3	31.3
Burglaries	24	19	23	21	10	10	9
per 100,000	367.7	287.5	355.7	324.5	155.0	155.7	141.0
Thefts	50	55	59	48	57	59	46
per 100,000	766.0	832.3	912.3	741.7	883.6	918.4	720.8
Auto thefts	5	5	6	5	7	7	1
per 100,000	76.6	75.7	92.8	77.3	108.5	109.0	15.7
Arson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	15.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	79.4	74.6	81.2	75.6	68.8	68.8	55.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 15 (14 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.22
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Rockaway, New Jersey

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Rockaway, New Jersey average temperatures

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Rockaway-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New Jersey state average. It is 1% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.0 miles away from the Rockaway borough center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 tornado 11.3 miles away from the borough center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Main business address for: PARTY CITY CORP (RETAIL-MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES), ABLE ENERGY INC (RETAIL-RETAIL STORES, NEC).

Hospitals/medical centers near Rockaway:

ST CLARES HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; DENVILLE, NJ)
SAINT CLARE'S HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; DOVER, NJ)
GREYSTONE PARK PSYCH HOSP (about 5 miles; GREYSTONE PARK, NJ)

Political contributions by individuals in Rockaway, NJ

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rockaway:

COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 6 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,202)
DREW UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; MADISON, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,133)
WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 15 miles; WAYNE, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,017)
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,509)
MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; FT enrollment: 10,226)
PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; PATERSON, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,452)
KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; UNION, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,627)

Public high schools in Rockaway:

Morris Knolls High School (Students: 1600; Location: 50 KNOLL DRIVE; Grades: G9 - G12)
Morris Hills High School (Students: 1131; Location: 520 WEST MAIN STREET; Grades: G9 - G12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Rockaway:

Copeland Middle School (Students: 1005; Location: LAKE SHORE DRIVE; Grades: G6 - G8)
Stony Brook School (Students: 436; Location: STONY BROOK ROAD; Grades: KG - G5)
Katherine D Malone School (Students: 370; Location: 524 GREEN POND ROAD; Grades: KG - G5)
Thomas Jefferson Middle School (Students: 351; Location: 95 EAST MAIN STREET; Grades: G4 - G8)
Lincoln School (Students: 271; Location: 37 KELLER AVENUE; Grades: KG - G3)
Park Lake School (Location: 72 ACADEMY STREET)
Mathscience&engineering School (Location: 520 WEST MAIN STREET)

Private elementary/middle schools in Rockaway:

SACRED HEART SCHOOL (Students: 317; Location: 40 E MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 8)
ST CECILIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 316; Location: 87 HALSEY AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
WHITE MEADOW TEMPLE SCHOOL (Students: 60; Location: 153 WHITE MEADOW ROAD; Grades: PK - KG)
TRIANGLE LEARNING CENTER (Students: 47; Location: 165 GREEN POND RD; Grades: PK - KG)
COMMUNITY NURSERY SCHOOL INC (Students: 38; Location: 73 CAYUGA AVE; Grades: PK - KG)

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Libraries in Rockaway:

ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $895,050; Location: 61 MOUNT HOPE ROAD; 121,227 books; 4,241 audio materials; 1,924 video materials; 165 serial subscriptions)
ROCKAWAY BOROUGH FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $172,154; Location: 82 E. MAIN STREET; 29,047 books; 1,681 audio materials; 1,631 video materials; 75 serial subscriptions)

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Cemetery: Saint Cecelias Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lake: Foxs Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beaver Brook (A), Foxs Brook (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Phoenix Amusements Inc (Mount Hope Avenue), Cruise Planners (Tours & Charters; Rockaway Township Area).

Hotels: Howard Johnson (14 Green Pond Road), Best Western (Interstate 80 & Hibe), Mountain Inn (156 Us Highway 46).

Court: Rockaway Borough - Court Administrator (33 Maple Avenue).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Rockaway and their reported violations in the past:

ROCKAWAY TWP WATER DEPT (Population served: 15000, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

125 regular monitoring violations

ROCKAWAY BORO WATER DEPT (Population served: 6852, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Trichloroethylene. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-13-2001)

MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Tetrachloroethylene. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-13-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

One routine major monitoring violation

2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This borough:	2.6 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	69.9%
Whole state:	70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	4.6%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	5.0%
Whole state:	8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rockaway, NJ

People in group quarters in Rockaway

10 people in religious group quarters
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
5 people in homes for the physically handicapped

Rockaway compared to New Jersey state average:

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Median household income above state average.
Median house value significantly above state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.

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Banks with branches in Rockaway (2009 data):

PNC Bank, National Association: Rockaway Town Square Branch at 339 Mount Hope Avenue, branch established on 2006-01-14; Rockaway Borough Branch at 55 Main Street, branch established on 1937-04-01. Info updated 2009-01-09: Bank assets: $140,777.5 mil, Deposits: $94,361.5 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1140 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
TD Bank, National Association: Rockaway Commons Branch at 206 Route 46, branch established on 2007-01-02. Info updated 2008-06-17: Bank assets: $101,632.1 mil, Deposits: $76,748.6 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1084 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
Bank of America, National Association: Rockaway Township Branch at Rockaway Town Sq. Mall, branch established on 1978-07-31. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
Skylands Community Bank: Rockaway Branch at 272 Route 46, branch established on 1998-12-28. Info updated 2007-09-11: Bank assets: $1,275.0 mil, Deposits: $956.9 mil, headquarters in Hackettstown, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices, Holding Company: Fulton Financial Corporation
Lakeland Bank: Rockaway Townsquare Branch at Rockaway Townsquare Mall, branch established on 1977-12-09. Info updated 2008-03-31: Bank assets: $2,634.8 mil, Deposits: $2,064.7 mil, headquarters in Oak Ridge, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 50 total offices, Holding Company: Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Rockaway, New Jersey

Best Western Rockaway, 14 Grn Pond Rd, Rockaway, NJ 07866, Phone: (973) 625-1200, Fax: (973) 625-1686
Hilton Garden Inn, 375 MT Hope Ave, Rockaway, NJ 07866, Phone: (973) 328-0600

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Rockaway mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Morris County New Jersey:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (49%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Religon statistics for Rockaway

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	United Methodist Church	Episcopal Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents	66.9%	4.4%	3.5%	2.9%	1.6%
Congregations	19.1%	12.2%	11.8%	7.6%	4.6%

Name	Christian and Missionary Alliance	Reformed Church in America	Muslim Estimate	United Church of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	1.1%	0.9%	0.8%	0.5%	17.4%
Congregations	3.1%	1.9%	0.8%	1.1%	37.8%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	3	$13,194	$52,776	1	$1,875
Other Government Administration	3	$11,186	$44,744	7	$5,950
Judicial and Legal	1	$4,648	$55,776	3	$2,901
Police Protection - Officers	15	$109,914	$87,931	9	$5,392
Police - Other	1	$2,938	$35,256	1	$48
Firefighters	1	$5,374	$64,488	0	$0
Streets and Highways	3	$17,362	$69,448	0	$0
Welfare	0	$0		1	$583
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		1	$920
Water Supply	10	$42,762	$51,314	0	$0
Local Libraries	1	$4,752	$57,024	7	$1,641
Other and Unallocable	1	$4,904	$58,848	6	$2,930
Totals for Government	39	$217,034	$66,780	36	$22,240

Rockaway government finances in 2006:

Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $274,000
Charges - All Other: $6,000
Construction - General - Other: $939,000
Water Utilities: $144,000

General Public Buildings: $18,000

Regular Highways: $2,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,532,000
Water Utilities: $1,072,000

General - Other: $768,000

Solid Waste Management: $471,000

Regular Highways: $332,000

Sewerage: $217,000

Health - Other: $200,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $198,000

Financial Administration: $167,000

Libraries: $163,000

Central Staff Services: $158,000

Parks and Recreation: $116,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $81,000

General Public Buildings: $43,000

Local Fire Protection: $38,000

Public Welfare - Other: $22,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $50,000
General - Interest on Debt: $91,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $195,000
Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $145,000
Interest Earnings: $121,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,837,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,642,000
Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $24,000
Local Fire Protection: $19,000

Police Protection: $12,000

Parks and Recreation: $10,000

General - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,700,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,291,000
State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $822,000
All Other: $53,000

Public Welfare: $4,000
Tax - Property: $3,818,000
Other License: $210,000

Public Utilities Sales: $19,000

Alcoholic Beverage License: $11,000

Other Selective Sales: $9,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $2,508,000

6.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($85,822 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.35%
New Jersey average:	6.12%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,309 average AGI)
Morris County: 0.12%
New Jersey average: 0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Essex County, NJ	0.74% ($87,001 average AGI)
from Passaic County, NJ	0.66% ($68,059)
from Bergen County, NJ	0.52% ($89,098)

7.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($84,644 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.00%
New Jersey average:	6.89%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,962 average AGI)
Morris County: 0.10%
New Jersey average: 0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Sussex County, NJ	0.51% ($63,845 average AGI)
to Essex County, NJ	0.44% ($77,483)
to Passaic County, NJ	0.43% ($55,519)

Strongest AM radio stations in Rockaway:

WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
WMTR (1250 AM; 7 kW; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Owner: THE SENTINEL PUBLISHING CO.)
WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WVNJ (1160 AM; 20 kW; OAKLAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVERSAL B/CASTING OF NEW YORK,INC.)
WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WLIB (1190 AM; 30 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rockaway:

WDHA-FM (105.5 FM; DOVER, NJ; Owner: THE SENTINEL PUBLISHING CO.)
WRKS (98.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORP OF NEW YORK)
WNEW (102.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WSUS (102.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WNYC-FM (93.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
WMSC (90.3 FM; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; Owner: MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY)
WPAT-FM (93.1 FM; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WPAT LICENSING, INC.)
WKCR-FM (89.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK)
WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WAXQ (104.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)
WHTZ (100.3 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WWPR-FM (105.1 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WCAA (105.9 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP. ("WADO"))
WBAI (99.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
WBLS (107.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
WLTW (106.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)
WQXR-FM (96.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)
WSKQ-FM (97.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WSKQ LICENSING, INC.)
WXRK (92.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Rockaway:

WMBC-TV (Channel 63; NEWTON, NJ; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
W54CZ (Channel 54; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Owner: WLNY-TV, INC.)
WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WABC-TV (Channel 7; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC)
WPIX (Channel 11; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPIX, INC.)
WWOR-TV (Channel 9; SECAUCUS, NJ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
WNBC (Channel 4; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WNET (Channel 13; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WXTV (Channel 41; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
WNYE-TV (Channel 25; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
WFME-TV (Channel 66; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WXNY-LP (Channel 32; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKOB-LP (Channel 53; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WKOB COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WEBR-CA (Channel 17; MANHATTAN, NY; Owner: K LICENSEE INC.)
WRNN-LP (Channel 57; NYACK, NY; Owner: LP NYACK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W60AI (Channel 60; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
WLBX-LP (Channel 22; CRANFORD, NJ; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WNXY-LP (Channel 26; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W68DN (Channel 68; CHERRY HILL, ETC., NJ; Owner: MARCIA COHEN)
WNJB (Channel 58; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

Rockaway, New Jersey:

Fatal accident count: 27
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 36
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 13
Fatalities: 32
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 64
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

New Jersey average:

Fatal accident count: 88
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 129
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 28
Fatalities: 96
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 227
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 16

See more detailed statistics of Rockaway fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 32 meters (105ft)
Total costs: $128,000
Total average daily traffic: 181,063
Total average daily truck traffic: 13,667

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

CARISSA L BICK, Jacob's Ladder Rd, Box 211a ( 088084 ), Type: Tower, Structure height: 68.6 m, Overall height: 75.9 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 116 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116, Phone: (617) 585-7600

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Rockaway, NJ)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

Lat: 40.896750 Lon: -74.514306, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPOQ267
Assigned Frequencies : 952.393 MHz
Grant Date: 09/10/2008, Expiration Date: 10/28/2018
Registrant: Atlas License Company & Data Services, 7202 N. Shadeland Ave Ste 215, Indianapolis, IN 46250, Phone: (317) 813-4865, Fax: (317) 813-4870, Email:

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 3

Mountain Road, Overall height: 42.4 m, Call Sign: KNKJ998
Assigned Frequencies : 931.362 MHz
Grant Date: 04/19/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 10/28/2004, Certifier: Kenneth Goldstein
Registrant: Alston & Bird LLP, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., Nw, North Building, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 756-3376, Fax: (202) 756-3333, Email:
Splitrock And Lyonsville Roads, Overall height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: KNKK853
Assigned Frequencies : 931.987 MHz
Grant Date: 05/11/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 04/16/2004, Certifier: Paul H Kuzia
Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 2300 N Street, N.W., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 783-4141, Fax: (202) 783-5851, Email:
Top Hill Of Mounton Road, Overall height: 39 m, Call Sign: KNKP634
Assigned Frequencies : 931.562 MHz
Grant Date: 04/19/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 11/12/2004, Certifier: Paul H Kuzia
Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 2300 N Street, N.W., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 783-4141, Fax: (202) 783-5851, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 85 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Rockaway)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 9 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Rockaway)

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 full tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$272,000	88	$237,250	113	$226,336	36	$49,778	1	$20,700,000	11	$201,000	3	$86,667
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	16	$190,313	24	$179,750	10	$82,700	0	$0	5	$145,200	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	3	$313,333	22	$263,409	80	$288,813	11	$56,455	0	$0	5	$182,800	1	$32,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	13	$212,538	26	$274,962	8	$115,250	0	$0	1	$239,000	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	2	$273,500	7	$292,714	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0443.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 full tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	19	$305,316	7	$424,571	1	$190,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	2	$230,500	5	$421,400	1	$170,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$302,000	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	1	$360,000	1	$543,000	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0443.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 23
Hazardous Condition: 6

Incident types - Rockaway

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Rockaway, NJ

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