Perth Amboy, New Jersey

Perth Amboy, New Jersey
City
Perth Amboy courthouse and police station
Motto:  The City by the Bay[1]
Location of Perth Amboy in Middlesex County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Middlesex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Census Bureau map of Perth Amboy, New Jersey
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Coordinates: 40°31′13″N 74°16′17″W / 40.52016°N 74.271331°W / 40.52016; -74.271331[2][3]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Middlesex
Earliest European Settlement	1683
Royal charter	August 4, 1718
Incorporated	December 21, 1784
Reincorporated	April 8, 1844 (included Township)
Named for	James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth
Government [4]
• Type	Mayor–Council (Faulkner Act)
• Body	City Council
Area [5]
• Total	5.96 sq mi (15.44 km2)
• Land	4.66 sq mi (12.07 km2)
• Water	1.30 sq mi (3.37 km2)  21.37%
• Rank	259th of 565 in state 13th of 25 in county[2]
Elevation [6]	62 ft (19 m)
Population  (2020)[7][8]
• Total	55,436
• Rank	725th in country (as of 2022)[9] 31st of 565 in state 5th of 25 in county[10]
• Density	11,891.0/sq mi (4,591.1/km2)
• Rank	27th of 565 in state 1st of 25 in county[10]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes	08861–08863[11][12]
Area code(s)	732 Exchanges: 293,324,376,442,697,826[13]
FIPS code	3402358200[2][14][15]
GNIS feature ID	0885349[2][16]
Website	www.perthamboynj.org

Perth Amboy is a city in eastern New Jersey. It is part of the New York City metropolitan area. At the 2020 census, 55,436 people lived in the city.^[7]

Perth Amboy was chartered in 1718. The city was incorporated on December 21, 1784.

1. ↑ Cite error: The named reference NYT2001 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
3. ↑ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
4. ↑ Cite error: The named reference DataBook was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
5. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
6. ↑ "City of Perth Amboy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Cite error: The named reference Census2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
8. ↑ Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
9. ↑ Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 50,000 or More, Ranked by July 1, 2022 Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022, United States Census Bureau, released May 2023. Accessed May 18, 2023.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
11. ↑ Look Up a ZIP Code for Perth Amboy, NJ Archived 2012-05-28 at the Wayback Machine, United States Postal Service. Accessed November 28, 2011.
12. ↑ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 18, 2013.
13. ↑ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Perth Amboy, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed April 9, 2015.
14. ↑ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
15. ↑ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
16. ↑ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.