Middlebush, New Jersey
Middlebush, New Jersey | |
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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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Somerset |
| Township | Franklin |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.99 sq mi (5.16 km2) |
| • Land | 1.99 sq mi (5.15 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0.07% |
| Elevation | 138 ft (42 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,368 |
| • Density | 1,190.1/sq mi (459.51/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08873 - Somerset |
| Area codes | 609/640 and 732/848 |
| FIPS code | 34-45870 |
| GNIS feature ID | 02584011 |
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.