Metuchen, New Jersey
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Metuchen (/məˈtʌtʃən/ mə-TUTCH-ən) is a suburban borough in Middlesex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is a commuter town of New York City, located in the heart of the Raritan Valley region within the New York Metropolitan area.[22] The borough, along with Edison (which completely surrounds Metuchen), is a regional commercial hub for Central New Jersey. The borough is 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of New Brunswick, 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Newark, 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Jersey City, and 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Manhattan.[23][24][25][26] As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 15,049,[12][13] an increase of 1,475 (+10.9%) from the 2010 census count of 13,574,[27][28] which in turn reflected an increase of 734 (+5.7%) from the 12,840 counted in the 2000 census.[29]
Metuchen, New Jersey | |
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Nickname: The Historic Brainy Borough[2] | |
Coordinates: 40.542445°N 74.362767°W / 40.542445; -74.362767[3][4] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Middlesex |
Incorporated | March 20, 1900 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Jonathan Busch (D, term ends December 31, 2027)[6][7] |
• Administrator | Melissa Perilstein[8] |
• Municipal clerk | Deborah Zupan[9] |
Area | |
• Total | 2.84 sq mi (7.36 km2) |
• Land | 2.84 sq mi (7.35 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) 0.07% |
• Rank | 348th of 565 in state 18th of 25 in county[3] |
Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,049 |
• Estimate | 14,977 |
• Rank | 175th of 565 in state 17th of 25 in county[15] |
• Density | 5,282.2/sq mi (2,039.5/km2) |
• Rank | 105th of 565 in state 9th of 25 in county[15] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 732[18] |
FIPS code | 3402145690[3][19][20] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885298[3][21] |
Website | www |
Metuchen was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 20, 1900, from portions of Raritan Township (now known as Edison).[30] Metuchen's Main Street won Great American Main Street of the Year in 2023.[1]