The median home in Pemberton Township was built in 1973; there are 10,647 of them. Below: what the code asks of a replacement here, the permit, and the town’s own records.
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The rules for a reroof in Pemberton Township
Permit
Detached houses: no permit, no notice
Under N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.7 a reroof of a detached one- or two-family house goes ahead without a permit or a notice to the construction office. In Pemberton Township, 74% of homes are detached. An attached house, or work on rafters and beams, is not covered.
Which layers may stay is a Rehabilitation Subcode question in New Jersey (the IRC definitions are deleted by N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21), and this site has not read that subcode yet. 71% of Pemberton Township’s homes were built before 1980, so get the layer count and a tear-off price in writing.
Only Sussex County meets New Jersey’s 25 °F January test for a required ice barrier (N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21; DCA Bulletin 07-3). In Pemberton Township it is the installer’s and the manufacturer’s call; ask whether the quote includes it.
Rules as read on October 24, 2026. Code edition, permit and contract rules for the whole state: roof replacement in New Jersey.
Homes and roofs in Pemberton Township
Owners live in 7,174 of Pemberton Township’s occupied homes, or 73%. By year built, 21% before 1960, 71% before 1980; 11% went up in 2000 or later. (ACS 2020–2024.)
By building type: 74% detached houses, 7% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses), 5% buildings of two to four units, 6% manufactured homes.
Of the 36 Burlington County municipalities on this site, Pemberton Township has the 12th largest share of homes built before 1980: 71%, against a county range of 21% to 97%.
Median built: median year the homes were built. Before 1980: share of homes built then. Owners: share of homes that are owner-occupied. Row, twin: share of homes that are rowhouses, twins or townhouses. Census ACS 2020–2024. Hail days: days with hail of 1 inch or larger within 10 miles, 2006–2025, NOAA Storm Prediction Center.
Storm record around Pemberton Township
Within 10 miles of Pemberton Township, hail of an inch or more was reported on 8 days between 2006 and 2025, the biggest stones 1.5 in on September 8, 2023.
That is fewer than most places in the state on this site (median 11 days).
Federal major-disaster declarations for storms in Burlington County since 2006: 12, most recently DR-4614, Remnants of Hurricane Ida, declared September 2021. (OpenFEMA.)
Useful life is HUD’s planning figure, not a warranty. More in the guides to shingles, metal, slate and flat roofs.
Material
HUD useful life
Fits a house like
Watch for
Asphalt shingles
20 years
Most pitched roofs; 74% of homes here are detached
Wind class set by the design wind speed (IRC Table R905.2.4.1)
Metal (standing seam, panels)
50 years
Simple roofs with long, unbroken slopes
Standing seam that carries its own loads can skip the tear-off (R908.3.1)
Slate
75 years
Older and historic houses
Sound slate can be reused (R908.5); broken slate cannot
Flat roof: EPDM or TPO
15 years
Porches, additions, low-slope rears
Coating is not a replacement
Checking a contractor in New Jersey
Ask a roofer working in Pemberton Township for the New Jersey home improvement registration number, which the law requires on contracts and advertising (N.J.S.A. 56:8-138, 56:8-144), and look it up with the Division of Consumer Affairs.
Do I need a permit to replace a roof in Pemberton Township?
Detached houses: no permit, no notice. Under N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.7 a reroof of a detached one- or two-family house goes ahead without a permit or a notice to the construction office. In Pemberton Township, 74% of homes are detached. An attached house, or work on rafters and beams, is not covered.
How old are the houses in Pemberton Township?
By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Pemberton Township was built in 1973, 71% of homes were built before 1980, 73% are owner-occupied.
How often does hail hit Pemberton Township?
Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 8 days within 10 miles of Pemberton Township from 2006 through 2025 (NOAA Storm Prediction Center). A report means hail fell nearby, not that a roof was damaged.
How do I check a roofing contractor in Pemberton Township?
Ask a roofer working in Pemberton Township for the New Jersey home improvement registration number, which the law requires on contracts and advertising (N.J.S.A. 56:8-138, 56:8-144), and look it up with the Division of Consumer Affairs.
What they will ask on the phone
Where the house is: the Pemberton Township address or ZIP
How many stories the house has, and whether it is detached or attached
The roof you have today, shingle, metal, slate, tile or flat, and its rough age
Whether there is one layer or more, if you know
That you want a new roof or a full replacement, and when you want the work done
Any historic-district or HOA rules on the house in Pemberton Township