Perth Amboy, New Jersey
city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Perth Amboy, New Jersey | |
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Motto: The City by the Bay[1] | |
Coordinates: 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 | |
• Type | Mayor–Council (Faulkner Act) |
• Body | City Council |
Area | |
• 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 | 62 ft (19 m) |
Population | |
• 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 | |
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 |
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Perth Amboy was chartered in 1718. The city was incorporated on December 21, 1784.