Noise Levels in 07750, NJ | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
43 dBA
Average noise across 07750
Quiet suburban street at night
199
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
10% of 07750 residents
67 dBA
Loudest residential point
Highway traffic 50 ft away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across 07750 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 199 07750 residents, or 10.0%, live above that level. By land area, 10.8% of 07750 is above 55 dBA.
89.2% below 55 dBA
10.8% above 55 dBA
See how noise in 07750 compares to similar-sized zip codes.
Noise by Part of 07750
Average noise levels for 07750 residents, grouped by direction from the center of 07750. The highest population-weighted average is in southeastern 07750; the lowest is in western 07750, where just 1% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a fifth of the share in the loudest section.
Southeastern 07750
54.4 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northeastern 07750
54.3 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Central 07750
45.6 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet suburban street at night
Southern 07750
42.9 dBA · Quiet
Quiet suburban street at night
Western 07750
41.5 dBA · Quiet
Quiet suburban street at night
To the human ear, noise in southeastern 07750 sounds about 145% louder than in western 07750, a 12.9 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 Nj 36 do you need to be?
Nj 36 produces an estimated 63 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
63 dBA
Busy restaurant
165 ft
49 dBA
Quiet office
330 ft
42 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
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 19% of 07750 sits under tree canopy (about average for zip codes) and roughly 47% 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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Airport Noise
John F Kennedy International (JFK) sits northeast of 07750. 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 07750, particularly to the southwest, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across 07750
The bar chart below shows the share of 07750 residents in each noise band. About 86% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 5% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How 07750 Compares
07750 sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how 07750's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with 07732, 07737, 07756, and 07704.
Average noise level (dBA)
07750's 43.4 dBA pop-weighted average is at the quieter end of the spectrum. New Jersey as a whole averages 49.8 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than 07750 because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 10.0% of 07750 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, 10.8% of 07750'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 07750
- 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 Nj 36 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 19% of 07750 is under tree cover (about average for 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. John F Kennedy International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the northeast. Neighborhoods to the southwest of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
