Somerset, New Jersey

Somerset, New Jersey
Somerset at the intersection of Franklin Boulevard (CR 617) and Hamilton Street (CR 514)
Somerset at the intersection of Franklin Boulevard (CR 617) and Hamilton Street (CR 514)
Map of Somerset CDP highlighted within Somerset County. Right: Location of Somerset County in New Jersey.
Map of Somerset CDP highlighted within Somerset County. Right: Location of Somerset County in New Jersey.
Somerset is located in Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset
Somerset
Location in Somerset County
Somerset is located in New Jersey
Somerset
Somerset
Location in New Jersey
Somerset is located in the United States
Somerset
Somerset
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°30′31″N 74°30′01″W / 40.508507°N 74.500207°W / 40.508507; -74.500207
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountySomerset
TownshipFranklin
Area
 • Total
6.46 sq mi (16.74 km2)
 • Land6.33 sq mi (16.39 km2)
 • Water0.13 sq mi (0.35 km2)  1.82%
Elevation118 ft (36 m)
Population
 • Total
22,968
 • Density3,629.01/sq mi (1,401.11/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes
08873, 08875[4]
Area code(s)732/848
FIPS code34-68370[5][6][7]
GNIS feature ID02390312[5][8][9]
Marconi Wireless Station in Somerset, New Jersey in 1921

Somerset is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Franklin Township, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[10][11][12][13] As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 22,083.[14]

Somerset housed one of the first Marconi Wireless Stations in the United States.[15][16]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Somerset Census Designated Place, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed January 13, 2013.
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  4. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Somerset, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed January 13, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Gazetteer of New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 21, 2016.
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  7. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  8. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  9. ^ Geographic codes for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  10. ^ GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Somerset County, New Jersey Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 13, 2013.
  11. ^ 2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 13, 2013.
  12. ^ New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed January 13, 2013.
  13. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed April 19, 2015.
  14. ^ DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Somerset CDP, New Jersey Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 13, 2013.
  15. ^ Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Somerset, N.J.; Diversity, Stability and Convenience", The New York Times, May 20, 2001. Accessed January 13, 2013. "Somerset also figured prominently in World War I. In 1913, the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company built a giant radio transmission station in Somerset and suspended a milelong antenna from a series of 440-foot-high steel masts along the canal route. In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson used the station to broadcast an appeal to Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II to abdicate, an address that historians credit with hastening the armistice."
  16. ^ Staff. "Marconi Flash To Wales.; First Message Sent from New Wireless Station at New Brunswick", The New York Times, July 3, 1914. Accessed January 13, 2013.