Washington, New Jersey
Washington, New Jersey | |
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United Methodist Church on Washington Avenue, listed on the National Register of Historic Places | |
| Motto: Hometown Friendly | |
Location of Washington in Warren County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Warren County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Washington, New Jersey | |
Washington Location in Warren County Washington Location in New Jersey Washington Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°45′31″N 74°58′59″W / 40.758525°N 74.98319°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Warren |
| Incorporated | February 20, 1868 |
| Named after | George Washington |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (council–manager) |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Ethel Conry (D, elected to an unexpired term ending December 31, 2024) |
| • Manager | Matthew C. Hall |
| • Municipal clerk | Laurie Courter |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.97 sq mi (5.10 km2) |
| • Land | 1.97 sq mi (5.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) 0.15% |
| • Rank | 414th of 565 in state 20th of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 446 ft (136 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,299 |
• Estimate (2023) | 7,335 |
| • Rank | 310th of 565 in state 5th of 22 in county |
| • Density | 3,714.5/sq mi (1,434.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 180th of 565 in state 2nd of 22 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07882 |
| Area code | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3404177270 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885432 |
| Website | www |
Washington 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 7,299, an increase of 838 (+13.0%) from the 2010 census count of 6,461, which in turn reflected a decline of 251 (−3.7%) from the 6,712 counted in the 2000 census.
Washington was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 20, 1868, from portions of Washington Township. The borough was named for George Washington, one of more than ten communities in the state of New Jersey that were named for the first president. The Borough of Washington is surrounded by Washington Township, which is one of five municipalities in the state of New Jersey with the name "Washington Township".
The borough had the 26th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 4.206% in 2020, compared to 2.967% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.