Perth Amboy, New Jersey

**Perth Amboy** is a city in eastern New Jersey. It is part of the New York City metropolitan area. At the 2020 census, 55,436 people lived in the city.

Perth Amboy was chartered in 1718. The city was incorporated on December 21, 1784.

## Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Perth Amboy include:
- Solomon Andrews (1806–1872), creator of the first successful dirigible airship; served three terms as mayor of Perth Amboy.
- Jon Bon Jovi (born 1962), singer was born in Perth Amboy.
- Alan Cheuse (1940-2015), writer.
- Stanley Norman Cohen (born 1935), credited with the co-creation of the first genetically modified organism and the process of recombinant DNA technology.
- William Dunlap (1766–1839), theater pioneer.
- William Franklin (1730-1813), last governor of Province of New Jersey
- Angelina Grimké (1805–1879) and Sarah Grimké (1792–1873), abolitionists.
- Vida Guerra (born 1974), model, was born in Cuba but was raised in Perth Amboy.
- George Inness (1825–1894), landscape painter.
- Augustus Johnston (1729-1790), Rhode Island Attorney General, Tory sympathizer.
- Lawrence Kearny (1789-1868) the "Sailor Diplomat", who paved the way for an open-door policy with China.
- Edward L. Kemeys (1843-1907), sculptor in residence at Eagleswood Mansion.
- Morgan Foster Larson (1882-1961), Governor of New Jersey from 1929 to 1932.
- Miilkbone (Thomas Wlodarczyk), rapper.
- Walter Mitty, fictional character from the 1947 film _The Secret Life of Walter Mitty_.
- Steve Mizerak (1944–2006), champion pool player.
- Joseph Montani (PAHS, 1970), astronomer and planetary scientist who named the minor planet "12465 Perth Amboy" after his hometown.
- John A. Nagy (born 1946), author of books about espionage and mutinies of the American Revolution.
- George Otlowski (1912–2009), politician who was mayor of the city from 1976 to 1990.
- Thomas Mundy Peterson (1824–1904), first African-American to vote under the provisions of the 15th Amendment to the U.S. constitution in 1870.
- Joseph J. Sadowski (1917–1944), United States Army soldier awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War II.
- Richie Sambora (born 1959), guitarist for Bon Jovi was born here.
- Marcus Spring (1810-1874), founder of Raritan Bay Union and Eagleswood Military Academy.
- John Stevens, (1749-1838), engineer who developed the multitubular boiler engine and the screw propeller.
- Gina Stritch, author.
- Bruce Taylor (born 1948), former NFL player.
- Harry Tierney (1890–1965), composer.
- Michelle Visage (born 1968), singer, deejay.
- John Watson (1685–1768), one of the first painters in America and holder of the first gallery of paintings in the country.
- Ruth White (1914–1969), actress.
- David T. Wilentz (1894–1988), N.J. Attorney General from 1934 to 1944 who prosecuted Bruno Hauptmann in the Lindbergh kidnapping trial.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Perth Amboy, New Jersey
- **settlement type**: City
- **motto**: The City by the Bay
- **image skyline**: CourtHousePoliceHQPerthAmboy.JPG
- **imagesize**: 250x200px
- **image caption**: Perth Amboy courthouse and police station
- **image map**: Middlesex County New Jersey Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Perth Amboy Highlighted.svg
- **mapsize**: 250x200px
- **map caption**: Location of Perth Amboy in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Middlesex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
- **image map1**: Census_Bureau_map_of_Perth_Amboy,_New_Jersey.png
- **mapsize1**: 250x200px
- **map caption1**: Census Bureau map of Perth Amboy, New Jersey
- **pushpin map**: USA New Jersey Middlesex County#USA New Jersey#USA
- **pushpin label**: Perth Amboy
- **pushpin map caption**: Location in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
- **pushpin relief**: yes
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in New Jersey, County
- **subdivision name2**: Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex
- **government type**: Mayor–Council (Faulkner Act)
- **governing body**: City Council
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader title1**: City manager, Administrator
- **leader title2**: Municipal clerk
- **established title**: Earliest European Settlement
- **established date**: 1683
- **established title1**: Royal charter
- **established date1**: August 4, 1718
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: December 21, 1784
- **established title3**: Reincorporated
- **established date3**: April 8, 1844 (included Township)
- **named for**: James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 15.44
- **area land km2**: 12.07
- **area water km2**: 3.37
- **area total sq mi**: 5.96
- **area land sq mi**: 4.66
- **area water sq mi**: 1.30
- **area water percent**: 21.37
- **area rank**: 259th of 565 in state
13th of 25 in county
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 55436
- **population rank**: List of United States cities by population, 725th in country (as of 2022)
31st of 565 in state
5th of 25 in county
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population density sq mi**: 11891.0
- **population density rank**: 27th of 565 in state
1st of 25 in county
- **timezone**: Eastern Time Zone, Eastern (EST)
- **utc offset**: −05:00
- **timezone dst**: Eastern Daylight Time, Eastern (EDT)
- **utc offset dst**: −04:00
- **elevation ft**: 62
- **postal code type**: ZIP Codes
- **postal code**: 08861–08863
- **area code**: Area codes 732 and 848, 732 telephone exchange, Exchanges: 293,324,376,442,697,826
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standards, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 3402358200
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 0885349