Lyons, New Jersey
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Coordinates: 40°41′07″N 74°32′50″W / 40.68528°N 74.54722°W / 40.68528; -74.54722 | |
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County | Somerset |
Township | Bernards |
Area | |
• Total | 3.87 sq mi (10.03 km2) |
• Land | 3.85 sq mi (9.97 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
Elevation | 299 ft (91 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,345 |
• Density | 1,387.95/sq mi (535.89/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
ZIP Code |
07939
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Area code | 908 |
FIPS code | 34-42180[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 878001[4] |
Lyons is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[5] located within Bernards Township, in Somerset County, in the U.S. stateofNew Jersey.[6] As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 228. Lyons is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-southeast of Bernardsville. Lyons has a post office with ZIP Code 07939.[7]
As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 5,345.[2]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 5,345 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[8] 2020[2] |
The Lyons VA Medical Center is a U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital located here.[9] 38 buildings, containing neuropsychiatric patients resided here in 1931. In 2018, it employed 60 physicians.[10]
Category | Number |
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Total population | 228 |
Male population | 216 |
Female population | 12 |
Median age (years) | 54 |
White Population | 103 |
Black Population | 117 |
Indian Population | 1 |
Asian Population | 0 |
Hawaiian Population | 0 |
Hispanic Population | 15 |
Median age (Male) | 54.2 |
Median age (Female) | 46.5 |
Average household size | 2 |
The community is served by New Jersey Transit train service at the Lyons station[11] on the Gladstone BranchtoNewark Broad Street Station and Hoboken Terminal.[12]
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