Phillipsburg is an urban town in northwest New Jersey in the Skylands region of New Jersey in the United States.

A view of Phillipsburg and the Free Bridge (Northampton Street Bridge)

Phillipsburg was once a transportation hub where five train lines and three canals came together. The canal arch of the Morris Canal can be seen when traveling down the Delaware River on canoe, kayak or raft.

The town is an Urban Enterprise Zone and many improvements are underway to bring back the town. Visitors are greeted by distinct and stunning architecture on South Main Street.

Get in

By plane

The main terminal of Lehigh Valley International Airport, 15 miles southwest of Phillipsburg in Hanover Township, Pennsylvania outside Allentown

The primary and most convenient point of airline entry to Allentown and other Lehigh Valley locations is Lehigh Valley International Airport.

• 1 Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE ^IATA), 3311 Airport Road, ☏ +1-610-266-6000, toll-free: +1-800 FLY LVIA (3595842). Lehigh Valley International Airport is 15 miles southwest of Phillipsburg and the closest airport. This airport has nine gates, six aircraft holding spots, and two runways. Allegiant Air, American Eagle, Delta Connection, and United Express offer direct flights to Lehigh Valley International from Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Detroit, Nashville, Fort Lauderdale, Myrtle Beach, Orlando, and Clearwater, and St. Petersburg. Car rental services and commercial and public bus services are available for ground transportation from the airport. (updated Jun 2022)

By car

A view of the Easton–Phillipsburg Toll Bridge on Route 22 that connects Easton, Pennsylvania with Phillipsburg

Interstate 78 or Route 22.

Get around

By car

US Route 22 (Memorial Parkway) is the main thoroughfare, along with Interstate 78. Main Street runs through the downtown area.

By taxi

• Akab Taxi & Transportation Services, +1 908-454-3240.

By bus

Bus services are provided by NJ Transit. On the Pennsylvania side, LANTA provides mass transit services.

By limo

• A&A Limousine Service, ☏ +1 610-261-3838 or ☏ +1-800-281-5911
• J&J Transportation, ☏ +1 610-776-1516 or ☏ +1-800-726-5466
• Your Way Taxi & Limo, ☏ +1 610-435-8294

See

John Roseberry Homestead, completed in 1783, at 540 Warren St.

• New Jersey Transportation Heritage Center located on South Main Street, at the Phillipsburg Union Station - the former passenger station for the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad. View artifacts, maps, photos, memorabilia, model of the future New Jersey Transportation Heritage Center & souvenirs.
• Phillipsburg Rail Road Historian. Dedicated to preserving the railroad history of Warren County and surrounding areas, features the world-famous Centerville and Southwestern miniature train ride several times a year.

Do

• Delaware River Train Excursion - excursions along the Delaware River aboard an historic steam train, the Bel Del.
• 1 Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom, 3830 Dorney Park Road, ☏ +1 610-395-3724. At the west end of Hamilton Boulevard near Interstate 78, this popular amusement park and water park is home to at least six world-class roller coasters, including the 200-foot-tall Steel Force (the eighth longest steel roller coaster in the world), multi-looping coasters Talon and Hydra: The Revenge, and antique wooden roller coaster Thunderhawk. The park is open from early May to the end of October, and the waterpark is open from late May to early September. During the times that the waterpark is open, waterpark admission is included in the price of admission to the regular park, and guests can move freely back and forth between the two connected parks.  
• Lazy River Outpost - rent a tube, raft, kayak or canoe and take a trip down the Delaware River. Ecotrips available also if you love nature.
• Lehigh Valley IronPigs, ☏ +1 610-841-PIGS (7447) (tickets). The AAA-level minor league team of the Philadelphia Phillies plays in Coca-Cola Park in neighboring Allentown.  

Buy

• Phillipsburg Mall: Kohl's, J.C. Penney, H&M, Sears, Bon-Ton, Old Navy.
• Other shopping centers on Route 22: Big Lots, Target, Wal-Mart, Lowe's, Home Depot, and others.

Eat

• Joe's Steak Shop, 274 S. Main St., ☏ +1 908 454-9545. Tu-Sa 10:30AM-10:30PM, Su 10:30AM-9:30PM. 

Sleep

Budget

• Phillipsburg Inn, 1311 Memorial Pkwy. (US-22 West), ☏ +1 908 454-6461. $80. 

Connect

Phones

Phillipsburg's area code is 908. Area codes in Allentown and the Lehigh Valley are 610 and 484.

Tourist information

• Discover Lehigh Valley, 1250 Simon Blvd., Easton, ☏ +1-610 882-9200

Go next

Other Lehigh Valley locations

• Allentown, 19.3 miles (31.1 km)
• Bangor, 15.1 miles (24.3 km)
• Bethlehem, 14 miles (23 km)
• Easton, 2.2 miles (3.5 km)
• Emmaus, 29.2 miles (47.0 km)
• Fogelsville, 26.1 miles (42.0 km)
• Hellertown, 16.6 miles (26.7 km)
• Nazareth, 11 miles (18 km)
• Slatington, 25.3 miles (40.7 km)
• Whitehall Township, 19.9 miles (32.0 km)

Regional cities and locations

• New York City, 70.1 miles (112.8 km)

Routes through Phillipsburg

Allentown ← Easton ←

W  E

→ Clinton → New York City