Mysterious 'hum' heard across several US states as residents report vibrating homes and sleepless nights

Residents in several US states are reporting a mysterious, continuous humming noise that rattles homes and causes sleepless nights. In Vineland, New Jersey, locals, including Scott Montgomery, believe the sound began with the construction of a massive 2.5-million-square-foot data center on South Lincoln Avenue, owned by Data One. Despite Data One stating their facility complies with Vineland City noise ordinance limits and is deploying sound reduction measures, residents like Theresa Lewis attest to the constant, maddening hum. The Cumberland County Department of Health is investigating the Vineland site, noting that if noise levels exceed code, penalties may be issued under the Noise Control Act. While the department cannot shut down a facility, it collaborates to resolve confirmed violations. Similar complaints have surfaced in West Haven, Connecticut, where a petition with over 140 signatures led the City Council, with support from Commissioner of Human Services John Carrano, to approve $16,000 for an independent acoustic firm to investigate. Residents suspect nearby industrial activity or data centers like Lumen New Haven Data Center, Fibertech Networks, Cloudsmart Data Center, and ChimeNet Data Center, as the source. In Virginia, near Manassas, residents like Dale Brown and Roger Yackel report persistent hums and rumbling sounds near Amazon Web Services data centers. Retired NASA analyst John Lyver is tracking noise levels, finding them worse than anticipated. Experts suggest data center cooling systems and electrical equipment, which operate continuously, can produce low-frequency hums between 55 and 85 decibels, traveling long distances.