Branchburg, New Jersey | |
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 Location of Branchburg Township in Somerset County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Somerset County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
 Census Bureau map of Branchburg Township, New Jersey | |
  Branchburg Location in Somerset County  Branchburg Location in New Jersey  Branchburg Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°33′37.44″N 74°42′52.92″W / 40.5604000°N 74.7147000°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County |  Somerset |
| Incorporated | April 5, 1845 |
| Named for | Raritan River juncture |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Anna Columbus (R, December 31, 2024)[3][4] |
| • Administrator | Gregory J. Bonin[5] |
| • Municipal clerk | Maggie Schmitt[6] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.30 sq mi (52.58 km2) |
| • Land | 20.07 sq mi (51.98 km2) |
| • Water | 0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2) 1.14% |
| • Rank | 141st of 565 in state 7th of 21 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 161 ft (49 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 14,940 |
| • Estimate | 15,246 |
| • Rank | 177th of 565 in state 8th of 21 in county[12] |
| • Density | 744.4/sq mi (287.4/km2) |
| • Rank | 414th of 565 in state 15th of 21 in county[12] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code | 908[14] |
| FIPS code | 3403507180[1][15][16] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882175[17] |
| Website | www |
Branchburg is a township in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 14,940,[9][10] its highest decennial census count ever and an increase of 481 (+3.3%) from the 2010 census count of 14,459,[18][19] which in turn had reflected a decline of 107 (−0.7%) from the 14,566 counted at the 2000 census.[20]
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- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Branchburg, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed September 11, 2012.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Branchburg, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 24, 2014.
- ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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