Middlebush, New Jersey

Middlebush, New Jersey
Middlebush
Location in Somerset County
Middlebush
Location in New Jersey
Middlebush
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°30′21″N 74°32′00″W / 40.505696°N 74.53337°W / 40.505696; -74.53337
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountySomerset
TownshipFranklin
Area
 • Total
1.99 sq mi (5.16 km2)
 • Land1.99 sq mi (5.15 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0.07%
Elevation
138 ft (42 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,368
 • Density1,190.1/sq mi (459.51/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08873 - Somerset
Area codes609/640 and 732/848
FIPS code34-45870
GNIS feature ID02584011

Middlebush is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Franklin Township, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Middlebush had a population of 2,368. It is perhaps most distinguished as being the host section for Franklin Township's municipal complex.

Middlebush still has a rural feel with 19th-century homes and tree-lined streets. Middlebush was once a stop on the Millstone and New Brunswick Railroad, and this legacy is evident in the street named Railroad Avenue that presently has no railroad tracks in sight.