Somerset, New Jersey

Somerset, New Jersey
Somerset at the intersection of Franklin Boulevard (CR 617) and Hamilton Street (CR 514)
Map of Somerset CDP highlighted within Somerset County. Right: Location of Somerset County in New Jersey.
Somerset
Location in Somerset County
Somerset
Location in New Jersey
Somerset
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°30′31″N 74°30′01″W / 40.508507°N 74.500207°W / 40.508507; -74.500207
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountySomerset
TownshipFranklin
Area
 • Total
6.46 sq mi (16.74 km2)
 • Land6.33 sq mi (16.39 km2)
 • Water0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2)  1.82%
Elevation
118 ft (36 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
22,968
 • Density3,628.9/sq mi (1,401.11/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes
08873, 08875
Area codes732/848
FIPS code34-68370
GNIS feature ID02390312

Somerset is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Franklin Township, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Somerset had a population of 22,968.

Somerset housed one of the first Marconi Wireless Stations in the United States.