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Perth Amboy

Perth Amboy is a city in northeastern , in the U.S. state of , within the . As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 55,436.
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  • Type: Town with 48,600 residents
  • Description: city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States
  • Also known as: “Ambo Point”, “Amboy”, “Amboy Perth”, “New Perth”, “New Point”, “Perth”, “Perth Amboy, New Jersey”, “Perth Amboy, NJ”, and “Perth Town”
  • Postal codes: 08861 and 08862
  • Neighbors: and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Conference House and Perth Amboy Ferry Slip.

Museum
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is a stone house in the neighborhood of in . Built by Captain Christopher Billopp some time before 1680, it is located in near Ward's Point, the southernmost tip of state, which became known as "Billop's Point" in the 18th century.

Museum
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The , located on the Arthur Kill in Perth Amboy, , , United States, was once a vital ferry slip for boats in New York Harbor.

Library
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The is the free public library in the city of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, located at 196 Jefferson Street. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 24, 2025, for its significance in architecture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Amboy and Hopelawn.

Village
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is a city in , in the U.S. state of , located on . As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 9,411, an increase of 780 from the 2010 census count of 8,631, which in turn reflected an increase of 718 from the 7,913 counted in the 2000 census. is situated 2 miles south of Perth Amboy.

Suburb
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population of the CDP was 2,603.

Suburb
is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in , , United States. It is located in the western outskirts of adjacent Perth Amboy.

Perth Amboy

Latitude
40.5133° or 40° 30′ 48″ north
Longitude
-74.2724° or 74° 16′ 21″ west
Population
48,600
Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US PAY
Open location code
87G7GP7H+82
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158875254
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
5102578
Wiki­data ID
Q985592
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Perth Amboy” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بيرث أمبوي”
  • Basque: “Perth Amboy”
  • Belarusian: “Петр-Амбой”
  • Bulgarian: “Пърт Амбой”
  • Catalan: “Perth Amboy”
  • Cebuano: “Perth Amboy”
  • Chechen: “Перт-Эмбой”
  • Chinese: “Perth Amboy”
  • Chinese: “珀斯安博伊”
  • Chinese: “珀斯安波易”
  • Czech: “Perth Amboy”
  • Dagbani: “Perth Amboy”
  • Danish: “Perth Amboy”
  • Dutch: “Perth Amboy”
  • Finnish: “Perth Amboy”
  • French: “Perth Amboy”
  • German: “Perth Amboy”
  • Gilaki: “پرث أمبؤی (نيۊجرسي)”
  • Gilaki: “پرث أمبؤی”
  • Greek: “Περθ Άμποϊ”
  • Haitian: “Perth Amboy, New Jersey”
  • Haitian: “Perth Amboy”
  • Hebrew: “פרת‘ אמבוי”
  • Hebrew: “פרת’ אמבוי”
  • Ido: “Perth Amboy, Nova-Jersey”
  • Ido: “Perth Amboy”
  • Irish: “Perth Amboy”
  • Italian: “Perth Amboy”
  • Japanese: “ニュージャージー州”
  • Japanese: “パース・アンボイ”
  • Japanese: “パースアンボイ”
  • Kazakh: “Pérs Émboý”
  • Kazakh: “Пэрс Эмбой”
  • Kazakh: “پەرس ەمبوي”
  • Kirghiz: “Пэрс Эмбой”
  • Korean: “퍼스 앰보이”
  • Korean: “퍼스앰보이”
  • Ladin: “Perth Amboy”
  • Latin: “Perth Amboy”
  • Latin: “Perthia Amboi”
  • Mazanderani: “پرث امبوی (نیوجرسی)”
  • Mazanderani: “پرث امبوی”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Perth Amboy”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Perth Amboy”
  • Norwegian: “Perth Amboy”
  • Persian: “پرث امبوی، نیوجرسی”
  • Persian: “پرث امبوی”
  • Polish: “Pert Amboy”
  • Polish: “Perth Amboy”
  • Portuguese: “Perth Amboy”
  • Russian: “Перт-Амбой”
  • Serbian: “Перт Амбој”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Perth Amboy, New Jersey”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Perth Amboy”
  • Silesian: “Perth Amboy”
  • Slovak: “Perth Amboy”
  • Slovenian: “Perth Amboy”
  • South Azerbaijani: “پرت آمبوی، نیوجرسی”
  • Spanish: “Perth Amboy (Nueva Jersey)”
  • Spanish: “Perth Amboy”
  • Swahili: “Perth Amboy, New Jersey”
  • Swahili: “Perth Amboy”
  • Swedish: “Perth Amboy, New Jersey”
  • Swedish: “Perth Amboy”
  • Tamil: “பேர்த் அம்போய், நியூ செர்சி”
  • Tamil: “பேர்த் அம்போய்”
  • Tatar: “Перт-Эмбой”
  • Turkish: “Perth Amboy, New Jersey”
  • Turkish: “Perth Amboy”
  • Ukrainian: “Перт-Амбой”
  • Ukrainian: “Перт-Ембой”
  • Urdu: “پرتھ امبوی، نیو جرسی”
  • Urdu: “پرتھ امبوی”
  • Uzbek: “Perth Amboy”
  • Volapük: “Perth Amboy, New Jersey”
  • Volapük: “Perth Amboy”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Perth Amboy, New Jersey”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Perth Amboy”
  • Welsh: “Perth Amboy, New Jersey”
  • Welsh: “Perth Amboy”

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