Madison Park, New Jersey | |
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Location in Middlesex County Location in New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 40°26′45″N 74°17′46″W / 40.445716°N 74.296163°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Middlesex |
Township | Old Bridge |
Area | |
• Total | 1.85 sq mi (4.78 km2) |
• Land | 1.82 sq mi (4.71 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) 1.64% |
Elevation | 118 ft (36 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 8,050 |
• Density | 4,427.9/sq mi (1,709.6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Codes | |
Area code(s) | 732/848 |
FIPS code | 34-42540[4][5][6] |
GNIS feature ID | 02390107[4][7] |
Madison Park is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[8] in Old Bridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.[9][10] As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 8,050,[3] up from 7,144 in 2010.[11] The name "Madison Park" comes from Madison Township, the original name for Old Bridge Township from 1869 until 1975.[12][13]
Madison Park is the name of a residential development constructed in 1955–1956 by Herbert J. Kendall. The original development is located west of U.S. Route 9 and is bounded by Bordentown Avenue, Cheesequake Road, and Ernston Road. The western side of Madison Park is served by ZIP Code 08859 for Parlin, New Jersey. Madison Park has a fire department (District 4 Old Bridge Township), a volunteer first aid squad, and a school all located within the development. All of the streets in the development are named after prominent universities, with Princeton Road as an oval interior road connecting to the entire development.