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Union score: 39/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Union safe? United States travel risk

Is Union safe right now? Checked 23 October 2026

Union scores 39/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Union scores 39/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Union: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: natural hazards (60/100) and security (35/100).

A score of 39 is higher than 40% of the cities we score.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Geographic & Regional Coordinates

Positioned at 40.6953° N, 74.2697° W in New Jersey, Union features an altitude of 30 m. The settlement is located 307.7 km SW from Washington.

Region
New Jersey
Coordinates
40.6953° N, 74.2697° W
Elevation
30 m
Time Zone
America/New_York
Population
60,119
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: New York City (22.3 km E).

Emergency & Aviation Access

Aviation Hub Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) 8.4 km E
Hospital Care Newark Beth Israel Medical Center 5.1 km ENE
Police Station Union Township Police Department 0.6 km WNW
Railway Terminal Union 3.0 km ESE

Nearby Towns & Settlements in United States

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (29 °C avg high); Wettest: December (106 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 3° 5° 10° 16° 20° 25° 29° 28° 24° 19° 11° 6°
Low °C -4° -4° 0° 6° 11° 17° 21° 20° 17° 11° 4° -1°
Rain mm 88 74 94 101 98 96 87 104 86 82 97 106

Normals: New York (29.1 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Floods — — 1 1 — — — — 2 — — —

Most flood events within 100 km of Union happened in September (2 of 4 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the United States entry requirements.

Evaluated Destinations in this Region

Newark 15
8.8 km ENE
Staten Island 15
16.0 km SE
Jersey City 15
17.1 km E
New York City 29
22.3 km E
Manhattan 37
27.4 km ENE
Brooklyn 60
27.5 km E

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Data compiled from SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, and USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy