How dark is the sky in Phillipsburg, NJ?

Satellite radiance puts Phillipsburg in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Phillipsburg's sky is brighter than 75.9% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

Worth remembering: this is satellite radiance, not a ground observation. A true Bortle rating needs a human eye at night, this is the closest large-scale substitute.

The nearest darker sky to Phillipsburg

22 miles from Phillipsburg, straight-line, sits Hackettstown, NJ, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Phillipsburg's own suburban band.

Hackettstown, NJ is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

Phillipsburg against the rest of the dataset

Phillipsburg, NJ counts roughly 15,393 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Phillipsburg ranks 2,419 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.