Alpha, New Jersey
Alpha, New Jersey | |
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Alpha Volunteer Fire Company | |
Location of Alpha in Warren County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Warren County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Alpha, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°39′34″N 75°09′25″W / 40.659447°N 75.157052°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Warren |
| Incorporated | June 26, 1911 |
| Named after | Alpha Cement Works |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Joseph Schocko, III |
| • Municipal clerk | Donna L. Messina |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.71 sq mi (4.44 km2) |
| • Land | 1.68 sq mi (4.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.035 sq mi (0.09 km2) 2.03% |
| • Rank | 431st of 565 in state 21st of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,328 |
• Estimate (2023) | 2,348 |
| • Rank | 475th of 565 in state 19th of 22 in county |
| • Density | 1,385.2/sq mi (534.8/km2) |
| • Rank | 347th of 565 in state 5th of 22 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08865 |
| Area code | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3404101030 |
| GNIS feature ID | 885138 |
| School district | Phillipsburg School District |
| Website | www |
Alpha is a borough in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,328, a decrease of 41 (−1.7%) from the 2010 census count of 2,369, which in turn reflected a decline of 113 (−4.6%) from the 2,482 counted in the 2000 census.
Alpha was incorporated as a borough from portions of Pohatcong Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature passed on June 26, 1911, and signed by Governor Woodrow Wilson, based on the results of a referendum held on May 31, 1911. The borough was named for the Alpha Cement Works.