NoiseLevelCheck

Oakland, NJ Noise Levels

Noise levels in Oakland, NJ

Quiet
<45dB(A)

Oakland, NJ doesn't clear BTS's 45 dB(A) measurement floor on any of the three transportation sources it tracks, road, rail or aircraft.

This describes Oakland as a whole, not a specific block, the underlying BTS map resolves to about 38 meters per pixel, sampled at the town's own center point.

How Oakland compares nationally

Oakland, NJ sits among 8,515 US places this dataset covers with no measurable transportation noise, out of 12,137 places checked overall. By population, it ranks 2,665 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 12,926 people.

Checking one address in Oakland

Oakland's figure above is a town-wide reading. For one exact address, BTS's own map is the free, authoritative source.

See BTS's official National Transportation Noise Map

Where Oakland's figures come from

Every dB(A) figure on this page traces to a named BTS dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Curious why Oakland reads as quiet? The explanation of what a quiet result actually means covers it.