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Safest ZIP Codes for Wildfire Smoke in New Jersey — ...

Last updated: June 4, 2026

769 ZIP codes ranked by Smoke Risk #1: ZIP 08851 (Hunterdon County, 0/100) — very_low
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Out of 769 ZIP codes in New Jersey with wildfire data, these have the lowest smoke risk.

Statistic Value
ZIP codes ranked 769
Avg smoke risk (top 100) 11/100

Top 100 ZIP Codes

Rank ZIP City Smoke Risk Risk Level County Fires (5yr)
1 08851 Hunterdon County 0/100 very_low 0
2 07300 Morris County 1/100 very_low 0
3 07600 Bergen County 1/100 very_low 0
4 07987 Morris County 1/100 very_low 0
5 08376 Somerset County 1/100 very_low 0
6 08849 Somerset County 1/100 very_low 0
7 08860 Somerset County 1/100 very_low 0
8 88443 Somerset County 1/100 very_low 0
9 07200 Union County 2/100 very_low 0
10 07400 Passaic County 2/100 very_low 0
11 07425 Passaic County 2/100 very_low 0
12 07427 Sussex County 2/100 very_low 0
13 07472 Passaic County 2/100 very_low 0
14 07500 Passaic County 2/100 very_low 0
15 07596 Passaic County 2/100 very_low 0
16 08864 Warren County 2/100 very_low 0
17 08643 Mercer County 3/100 very_low 0
18 86481 Mercer County 3/100 very_low 0
19 07780 Monmouth County 4/100 very_low 0
20 08227 Burlington County 8/100 very_low 0
21 07831 Changewater 11/100 low 0
22 08801 Annandale 11/100 low 0
23 08809 Clinton 11/100 low 0
24 08826 Glen Gardner 11/100 low 0
25 08829 High Bridge 11/100 low 0
26 08833 Lebanon 11/100 low 0
27 08859 Parlin 11/100 low 0
28 08870 Readington 11/100 low 0
29 08888 Whitehouse 11/100 low 0
30 08889 Whitehouse Station 11/100 low 0
31 08530 Lambertville 12/100 low 0
32 08551 Ringoes 12/100 low 0
33 08556 Rosemont 12/100 low 0
34 08557 Sergeantsville 12/100 low 0
35 08559 Stockton 12/100 low 0
36 08803 Baptistown 12/100 low 0
37 08807 Bridgewater 12/100 low 0
38 08822 Flemington 12/100 low 0
39 08825 Frenchtown 12/100 low 0
40 08834 Little York 12/100 low 0
41 08867 Pittstown 12/100 low 0
42 08868 Quakertown 12/100 low 0
43 08869 Raritan 12/100 low 0
44 08876 Somerville 12/100 low 0
45 08887 Three Bridges 12/100 low 0
46 07001 Avenel 13/100 low 0
47 07008 Carteret 13/100 low 0
48 08502 Belle Mead 13/100 low 0
49 08504 Blawenburg 13/100 low 0
50 08558 Skillman 13/100 low 0
51 08805 Bound Brook 13/100 low 0
52 08821 Flagtown 13/100 low 0
53 08823 Franklin Park 13/100 low 0
54 08827 Hampton 13/100 low 1
55 08835 Manville 13/100 low 0
56 08844 Hillsborough 13/100 low 0
57 08853 Neshanic Station 13/100 low 0
58 08873 Somerset 13/100 low 0
59 08875 Somerset 13/100 low 0
60 08880 South Bound Brook 13/100 low 0
61 08890 Zarephath 13/100 low 0
62 07064 Port Reading 14/100 low 0
63 07077 Sewaren 14/100 low 0
64 07080 South Plainfield 14/100 low 0
65 07095 Woodbridge 14/100 low 0
66 08024 Cape May County 14/100 low 0
67 08200 Cape May County 14/100 low 0
68 08229 Cape May County 14/100 low 0
69 08261 Cape May County 14/100 low 0
70 08266 Cape May County 14/100 low 0
71 08292 Cape May County 14/100 low 0
72 08470 Cape May County 14/100 low 0
73 08817 Edison 14/100 low 0
74 08820 Edison 14/100 low 0
75 08830 Iselin 14/100 low 0
76 08832 Keasbey 14/100 low 0
77 08837 Edison 14/100 low 0
78 08840 Metuchen 14/100 low 0
79 08846 Middlesex 14/100 low 0
80 08850 Milltown 14/100 low 0
81 08861 Perth Amboy 14/100 low 0
82 08863 Fords 14/100 low 0
83 08872 Sayreville 14/100 low 0
84 08879 South Amboy 14/100 low 0
85 08882 South River 14/100 low 0
86 08885 Stanton 14/100 low 1
87 08899 Edison 14/100 low 0
88 08901 New Brunswick 14/100 low 0
89 08902 North Brunswick 14/100 low 0
90 08903 New Brunswick 14/100 low 0
91 08904 Highland Park 14/100 low 0
92 08905 New Brunswick 14/100 low 0
93 08906 New Brunswick 14/100 low 0
94 08922 New Brunswick 14/100 low 0
95 08933 New Brunswick 14/100 low 0
96 08988 New Brunswick 14/100 low 0
97 82600 Cape May County 14/100 low 0
98 06735 Ocean County 15/100 low 0
99 07701 Red Bank 15/100 low 0
100 07704 Fair Haven 15/100 low 0

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