Skillman, New Jersey

About Skillman

Set in the central part of New Jersey, Skillman is a small unincorporated community.

Skillman holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.47 square miles.

📰 Skillman News Today

• Police ID Skillman family found dead in double homicide-suicide New Jersey 101.5 · Oct 6
• NJ mansion double murder-suicide: Mother, daughter killed by insurance exec father FOX 5 New York · Oct 7
• Neighbors of NJ murder-suicide family noticed small sign something was wrong at $1.7M home before killings New York Post · Oct 9
• 3 Bodies Found in Skillman Home, Somerset County Major Crimes Unit Investigating the Homicides The Montgomery News · Oct 2
• Somerset County Prosecutor Investigates Three Deaths in Skillman Home Community News · Oct 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Skillman Unique

• The only place in America named Skillman — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of New Jersey — one of 700 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Dirck Gulick House · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Skillman

• Bessie Grover Park reviews ★
• Sunset Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Skillman

• Montgomery High School
• Montgomery Lower Middle School
• Montgomery Upper Middle School
• Orchard Hill Elementary School
• Village Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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