Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
Borough in New Jersey
Carteret, New Jersey
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Show map of the United States Coordinates: 40°35′02″N 74°13′39″W / 40.58379°N 74.227458°W / 40.58379; -74.227458 [ 1] [ 2] Country United States State New Jersey County Middlesex Incorporated April 11, 1906 (as Roosevelt ) Renamed November 7, 1922 (as Carteret ) Named for George Carteret andPhilip Carteret • Type borough • Body Borough Council • Mayor / Borough administrator Daniel J. Reiman (D , term ends December 31, 2026)[ 3] [ 4] • Municipal clerk Carmela Pogorzelski[ 5] • Total 4.93 sq mi (12.77 km2 ) • Land 4.39 sq mi (11.37 km2 ) • Water 0.54 sq mi (1.40 km2 ) 11.53% • Rank 276th of 565 in state 15th of 25 in county[ 1] Elevation 13 ft (4 m) • Total 25,326 • Estimate 25,281 • Rank 104th of 565 in state 12th of 25 in county[ 12] • Density 5,767.7/sq mi (2,226.9/km2 ) • Rank 96th of 565 in state 8th of 25 in county[ 12] Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST) ) • Summer (DST ) UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))ZIP Code Area code(s) 732/848 FIPS code 3402310750[ 1] [ 14] [ 15] GNIS feature ID0885181[ 1] [ 16] Website www .carteret .net
Carteret is a borough in northeastern Middlesex County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey . As of the 2020 United States census , the borough's population reached 25,326,[ 9] [ 10] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,482 (+10.9%) from the 2010 census count of 22,844,[ 17] [ 18] which in turn reflected an increase of 2,135 (+10.3%) from the 20,709 counted in the 2000 census .[ 19]
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