Living in Ewing, NJ

Ewing Township is its own municipality, separate from the City of Trenton, but it is split among four ZIP codes: 08618, 08628, 08638 and 08560. Some of those ZIP codes also serve Trenton and Hopewell Township, so many Ewing homes carry a Trenton mailing address. Township officials have pushed for a single Ewing ZIP code.

Before we talk about price or taxes on a Trenton or Titusville address, we check the block and lot to see whether the home is really in Ewing.

Ewing was once part of Hopewell Township and then Trenton Township before it was incorporated in 1834. It is named for Charles Ewing, a former Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. The old hamlets are still here under newer names: Carleton is now Ewing, Cross Keys is now Ewingville, Birmingham is now West Trenton and Greensburg is now Wilburtha.

Beyond those, the township lists dozens of neighborhoods, from Glendale, Prospect Heights and Hillwood Lakes to Braeburn Heights, Fernwood, Hampton Hills and Mountainview.

Worth knowing: Two things come up often in Ewing. The first is the ZIP code: a Trenton or Titusville mailing address can still be an Ewing home. The second is location. Homes near the Delaware River and the township's creeks should be checked against current FEMA flood maps, and homes near Trenton Mercer Airport may hear aircraft. We look at both before a buyer falls in love with a house.

A home worth $300,000 on today's market would pay roughly $8,070 a year at Ewing's 2025 effective rate. Your actual bill depends on your assessment, so we pull the real tax record for any home you are considering.

Source: New Jersey Division of Taxation, 2025 general and effective tax rates. Rates are set each year.

Interstate 295 crosses the northwest part of the township, with interchanges at Bear Tavern Road and at Route 29, then crosses the Delaware into Pennsylvania on the Scudder Falls Bridge. Route 29 follows the river through Ewing as part of a National Scenic Byway, Route 31 (Pennington Road) runs north and south on the eastern side, and U.S. Route 206 runs along the southeast edge. Olden Avenue (County Route 622) is the main commercial corridor, where much of the daily shopping is. The West Trenton station is the end of SEPTA's West Trenton Line to Philadelphia, and NJ Transit buses 601, 607, 608, 609 and 624 run to Trenton. Trenton Mercer Airport is in the township.

Ewing has dozens of neighborhoods and four ZIP codes, so a township average says very little about one house. We start with the block and lot, then the street, and give you a plain answer on what your home is worth and what your choices are.