Sewaren, New Jersey | |
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 Map of Sewaren highlighted within Middlesex County. Right: Location of Middlesex County in New Jersey. | |
  Sewaren Location in Middlesex County  Sewaren Location in New Jersey  Sewaren Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°33′03″N 74°15′36″W / 40.550726°N 74.259885°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Middlesex |
| Township | Woodbridge |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.66 sq mi (4.30 km2) |
| • Land | 1.22 sq mi (3.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.44 sq mi (1.13 km2) 5.02% |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,885 |
| • Density | 2,360.88/sq mi (911.70/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07077[4] |
| Area code(s) | 732/848 |
| FIPS code | 34-66720[5][6][7] |
| GNIS feature ID | 02390280[5][8] |
Sewaren (pronounced SEE-waren) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) within Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.[9][10][11] As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 2,885.[3]
PSE&G's Sewaren Generating Station is a 538-megawatt facility on 152 acres (62 ha) along the Arthur Kill. The facility had five steam generators and one combustion turbine. Four of the steam units were installed during and just after World War II, from 1942 to 1951.[12] Generator 5, which included a gas/oil-fired boiler and two turbine generators, came down in 2002.[13] Seawaren Unit #7 was installed in 2018, 538 MW, combined cycle combustion turbine, with one combustion turbine, one heat recovery steam generator, HRSG, and one steam turbine.[citation needed]
- ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sewaren Census Designated Place, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed November 30, 2012.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Census 2020was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Avenel, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed November 30, 2012.
- ^ a b Gazetteer of New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 21, 2016.
- ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed November 30, 2012.
- ^ GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County – County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Middlesex County, New Jersey Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 30, 2012.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed April 19, 2015.
- ^ Sewaren Generating Station Archived 2006-09-11 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 9, 2006
- ^ PSE&G Sewaren Unit #5, Brandenburg. Accessed July 22, 2016. "In 2002, Brandenburg was retained by Public Service Enterprise Group (PSE&G) to decontaminate and demolish their Sewaren Unit #5 boiler, located on the Arthur Kill."