Metuchen, New Jersey
Metuchen, New Jersey | |
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Main Street in downtown Metuchen, which won the honor of Great American Main Street of the Year in 2023 | |
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| Nickname: The Brainy Borough | |
Location of Metuchen in Middlesex County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Middlesex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
Census Bureau map of Metuchen, New Jersey | |
Metuchen Location in Middlesex County Metuchen Location in New Jersey Metuchen Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°32′33″N 74°21′46″W / 40.542445°N 74.362767°W | |
| 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) |
| • Administrator | Melissa Perilstein |
| • Municipal clerk | Deborah Zupan |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.84 sq mi (7.36 km2) |
| • Land | 2.84 sq mi (7.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) 0.07% |
| • Rank | 348th of 565 in state 18th of 25 in county |
| Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 15,049 |
• Estimate (2024) | 15,470 |
| • Rank | 175th of 565 in state 17th of 25 in county |
| • Density | 5,282.2/sq mi (2,039.5/km2) |
| • Rank | 105th of 565 in state 9th of 25 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08840 |
| Area code | 732 |
| FIPS code | 3402145690 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885298 |
| Website | www |
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. 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. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 15,049, an increase of 1,475 (+10.9%) from the 2010 census count of 13,574, which in turn had reflected an increase of 734 (+5.7%) from the 12,840 counted at the 2000 census.
Metuchen was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 20, 1900, from portions of Raritan Township (Since renamed to Edison). Metuchen's Main Street won Great American Main Street of the Year in 2023.