Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in zip code 08879 with a mortgage: 2,866 (238 second mortgage, 523 home equity loan, 313 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,351
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,185
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $743
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
10.4%
Whole state:
9.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 08879: South Amboy Junction (A), Whitehead Dock (B), South Amboy Progressive Hose Company Number 1 (C), South Amboy Engine Company Number 1 (D), Sayreville Fire Department Melrose Hose Company 1 (E), South Amboy First Aid Safety Squad (F), Laurence Harbor First Aid Squad (G), South Amboy Fire Department Mechanicsville Fire Company (H), South Amboy Fire Department Independence Engine and Hose (I), Laurence Harbor Fire Department (J), South Amboy Fire Department Snorkel Fire Company (K), South Amboy Fire Department Protection Fire Company (L), South Amboy Fire Department Progressive Fire Company (M), Sayreville Fire Department Morgan Heights Hose and Chemical Company (N), Morgan Hose and Chemical Company (O), Werner Generating Station (P). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 08879 include: First Baptist Church (A), First Methodist Church (B), First Presbyterian Church (C), Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church (D), Saint Mary's Convent (E), Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church (F), Community Covenant Church (G), Saint Lawrence Roman Catholic Church (H), Christ Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
1,793 married couples with children.
940 single-parent households (372 men, 568 women).
78.0% of residents of 08879 zip code speak English at home.
23.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% very well, 33% well, 19% not well, 7% not at all).
24.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (35% very well, 22% well, 20% not well, 23% not at all).
17.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% very well, 25% well, 24% not well, 8% not at all).
5.5% of residents speak other language at home (57% very well, 18% well, 25% not well).
Foreign born population: 2,505 (16.7%) (60.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
16.7%
Whole state:
20.6%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
India (19%)
Poland (15%)
Pakistan (9%)
Philippines (7%)
Egypt (5%)
Dominican Republic (4%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 684
1990 to 1999: 640
1980 to 1989: 694
Before 1980: 746
Races in zip code 08879:
White population: 10,416 Black population: 1,485 American Indian population: 0 Asian population: 1,133 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 68 Two or more races population: 527 Hispanic or Latino population: 2,055
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 3,911
Italian: 2,257
Polish: 2,178
Irish: 1,690
German: 866
Serbian: 629
American: 624
Nigerian: 469
Senegalese: 439
English: 367
Arab: 323
Eastern European: 318
Other Arab: 294
Czech: 286
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 273
Slovene: 267
Haitian: 249
African: 245
Turkish: 239
European: 226
British West Indian: 226
Croatian: 205
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 199
Russian: 198
Albanian: 164
Greek: 160
Portuguese: 159
Hungarian: 158
Arab: 157
Dutch: 142
Slovak: 139
Subsaharan African: 116
Egyptian: 102
Swedish: 102
Ukrainian: 95
Lithuanian: 94
Yugoslavian: 81
Ghanaian: 79
Jamaican: 79
French (except Basque): 71
Welsh: 68
Scottish: 67
Guyanese: 65
Norwegian: 59
Brazilian: 56
French Canadian: 52
Scotch-Irish: 44
Austrian: 44
West Indian: 44
Jordanian: 39
Czechoslovakian: 37
Danish: 33
British: 27
Bulgarian: 24
Swiss: 21
South African: 20
Slavic: 19
Belgian: 7
Ethiopian: 4
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
OLD BRIDGE TWP BD OF ED MEMORIAL SCHOOL (11 ELY AVE in LAURENCE HARBOR, NJ)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-130 STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-021896, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-16573, AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
PARKWAY FABRICATORS (241 RARITAN ST in SOUTH AMBOY, NJ)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-013030, STATE CLEANUP SITE (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: FABRICATED RUBBER PRODUCTS Organizations: PILGRIM TOO/ATTN:AMER INDUSTRIES (CONTACT/OWNER)
BEACON SCRAP METAL CO INC (73 MAIN STREET in SOUTH AMBOY CITY, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-49699, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Organizations: BEACON METAL CO INC Alternative names: BEACON METAL CO INC
NJDOT (SCOTT AVE & MAIN ST NW COR in SOUTH AMBOY, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-NJR000034074, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: TIMOTHY STEINBEISER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, STATE OF NEW JERSEY (CONTACT/OWNER)
AMBOY AGGREGATES (LOWER MAIN ST in SOUTH AMBOY, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-1220-02-0003.1, LAND USE - COASTAL AND LAND USE, NJEMS-1220-02-0003.2, NJEMS-15296, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-U24, REFUSE DISPOSAL National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL; COAL AND OTHER MINERALS AND ORES Organizations: RICHARD ROSAMILIA PRESIDENT, AMBOY AGGREGATES T/A (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMBOY AGGREGATES/SPECTRASERV, AMBOY AGGREGATES T/A
GETTY SERVICE STATION #00670 (957 RTE 9 in SOUTH AMBOY, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-001702, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-A1529, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-83014100000, EPCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Organizations: GETTY PETROLEUM MARKETING INC
AUTOS OF AMBOY INC (168 MAIN ST in SOUTH AMBOY, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-021811, STATE CLEANUP SITE (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: RR ASSOC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AUTOS OF AMBOY DBA 21ST CENTURY
B&G AUTO BODY (477 SOUTH PINE AVE in SOUTH AMBOY, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-G1536, AIR PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: TOP, BODY, AND UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SHOPS AND PAINT SHOPS
NAVARROS AUTO BODY CENTER (2036 STATE HIGHWAY 35 N in SOUTH AMBOY, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-G1556, AIR PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLES AND PASSENGER CAR BODIES Organizations: NAVARRO AUTO BODY Alternative names: NAVARRO'S AUTO BODY
GARDEN STATE CLEANERS (325 S PINE AVE in SOUTH AMBOY, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-L1688, AIR PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
ALL STATE PLASTICS INC (237 RARITAN ST in SOUTH AMBOY, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-17974, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-29162700000, EPCRA Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: GASKETS, PACKING, AND SEALING DEVICES; UNSUPPORTED PLASTICS PROFILE SHAPES Alternative names: ALLSTATE PLASTICS INC
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.7%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (72%)
Electricity (8%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
Other fuel (4%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Wood (2%)
No fuel used (2%)
Coal or coke (1%)
Population in 1990: 20,993. Population change in the 1990s: +963 (+4.6%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 14,773
Northeast: 3,409
Midwest: 191
South: 416
West: 141
67% of the 08879 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Jersey.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,533
Here:
46.4%
New Jersey:
11.1%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 623
Here:
48.2%
New Jersey:
11.8%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 463
Here:
46.6%
New Jersey:
27.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
HARDWOOD FLOORS UNLIMITED (59 MERRITT AVE in SOUTH AMBOY, NJ; small business) : $9,190 in 2 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
$4,740 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2005-11-07. Completion date: 2005-12-30.
$4,450, same as above.Signed on 2004-12-06. Completion date: 2005-03-10.
ACE MOUNTINGS CO INC (11 CROSS AVE in SOUTH AMBOY, NJ; small business)
$4,076 with Air Force for Ship and Boat Propulsion Components. Signed on 2005-09-20. Completion date: 2005-10-17.
ALLSTATE PLASTICS INC (237 RARITAN ST in SOUTH AMBOY, NJ; small business) : $3,265 in 2 contractsin 2004
$2,565 with Army for Plastics Fabricated Materials. Taking place in IL. Signed on 2004-06-03. Completion date: 2004-07-01.
$700, same as above.Signed on 2004-06-07. Completion date: 2004-07-01.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Ambulance Services (250-499 employees: 2 establishments)