Noise Levels in 07630, NJ | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
50 dBA
Average noise across 07630
Quiet office
950
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
16% of 07630 residents
79 dBA
Loudest residential point
City bus interior
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across 07630 at 100-meter resolution, combining road, aviation, and rail sources. Green areas measure below 45 dBA. Orange and red exceed the EPA's 55 dBA outdoor threshold linked to long-term health effects. Use the layer toggles to view each source on its own or all together.
What the numbers sound like
- 30 dBAWhisper
- 40 dBASoft rainfall
- 45 dBAQuiet suburban street at night
- 50 dBAQuiet office
- 55 dBAEPA outdoor threshold: light traffic 100 ft away
- 60 dBANormal conversation an arm's length away
- 65 dBABusy restaurant
- 70 dBAHighway traffic 50 ft away
- 80 dBACity bus interior
Population Above the EPA Outdoor Threshold
The EPA's 55 dBA outdoor reference level is a common benchmark for residential noise exposure, especially for activity interference, annoyance, and long-term community noise concerns. About 950 07630 residents, or 15.6%, live above that level. By land area, 15.6% of 07630 is above 55 dBA.
84.4% below 55 dBA
15.6% above 55 dBA
See how noise in 07630 compares to similar-sized zip codes.
Noise by Part of 07630
Average noise levels for 07630 residents, grouped by direction from the center of 07630. The highest population-weighted average is in northwestern 07630; the lowest is in eastern 07630, where just 4% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a third of the share in the loudest section.
Northwestern 07630
65.0 dBA · Loud
Busy restaurant
Central 07630
56.9 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Western 07630
55.1 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southeastern 07630
51.2 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern 07630
48.8 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
To the human ear, noise in northwestern 07630 sounds about 207% louder than in eastern 07630, a 16.2 dBA gap. Every 10 dBA roughly doubles perceived loudness. Within any of these directions, two homes a quarter mile apart can still differ by 10 or more dBA depending on how close they sit to a major highway.
How far back from Linwood Ave do you need to be?
Linwood Ave produces an estimated 59 dBA at its loudest centerline points. Noise drops logarithmically with distance, with the exact rate depending on what's between you and the road. Tree cover, walls, terrain, and pavement type all matter. At roughly a quarter mile back, traffic fades into the noise level of a soft rainfall.
At source
59 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
165 ft
47 dBA
Quiet office
330 ft
40 dBA
Soft rainfall
660 ft
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
¼ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 41% of 07630 sits under tree canopy (heavier than most zip codes) and roughly 27% is impervious surface like pavement and rooftops. Both are folded into the per-place decay rate above. Heavier canopy pulls noise down faster with distance; impervious surfaces slow the drop.
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Rail Noise
Active freight rail runs through parts of 07630. For most blocks the rail-only contribution is small. Combined road-plus-rail noise rarely exceeds road noise on its own. The exceptions are the handful of blocks within roughly a quarter mile of the right-of-way during pass-through hours.
Use the Rail toggle on the map above to isolate rail's contribution from road and aviation.
Airport Noise
Laguardia (LGA) sits southeast of 07630. The U.S. Department of Transportation measures aviation noise around this airport directly, and the model uses those federal measurements rather than synthetic predictions.
Blocks under the approach and departure paths carry combined road-plus-aviation noise, with some exceeding 75 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of 07630, particularly to the northwest, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across 07630
The bar chart below shows the share of 07630 residents in each noise band. About 85% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 8% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How 07630 Compares
07630 sits the highest among the peer group. Below: how 07630's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with 07649, 07626, 07677, and 07432.
Average noise level (dBA)
07630's 50.5 dBA pop-weighted average is the highest among the peer group. New Jersey as a whole averages 49.8 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than 07630 because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 15.6% of 07630 residents live in blocks where outdoor levels exceed the EPA's 55 dBA threshold. That's in the middle of its peer group. Measured by land area instead, 15.6% of 07630's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a New Jersey average of 25.2% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to 07630
- Distance from highways matters more than the neighborhood name. Two homes in the same zip code can differ by 20 dBA if one sits 100 meters from Linwood Ave and the other 500 meters away. The model captures this at 100-meter resolution, so noise exposure changes block by block.
- Tree canopy can help reduce modeled noise exposure. Roughly 41% of 07630 is under tree cover (heavier than most zip codes), and the dominant land cover is low-intensity developed land. Both are measured from federal USDA Forest Service and USGS satellite imagery at 30-meter resolution. Streets with 60% or higher canopy show 3 to 5 dBA lower noise than comparable streets with bare ground or pavement, which is why the per-place decay rate above already accounts for it.
- Airport noise is directional. Laguardia's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the southeast. Neighborhoods to the northwest of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
