Somerset, New Jersey

Somerset: Community in Franklin Township, New Jersey

About

Somerset is a township located in the county of Somerset in the U.S. state of New Jersey. After 8 years in 2018 city had an estimated population of 965,424 inhabitants.

Somerset locator map
Location of Somerset on New Jersey map.

Quick Facts about Somerset

Population : 965,424 (2018)
Country : United States of America
State : New Jersey (United States)
County : Somerset County
Area : 16.74 km2
Altitude : 118 feet / 36 meters
Time Zone : Eastern Time Zone
Local time : 18:02:57 (28th March 2024)
Density : 57,674 Pop. per km² as of 2018
Somerset  NJ - Hamilton and Franklin image
Somerset NJ - Hamilton and Franklin
Somerset  NJ - Hamilton and Franklin image

Geography

Somerset is located at 40°29'51"N 74°29'19"W (40.4976000, -74.4884900).

Somerset map

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
2015 940,200 - estimation process
2018 965,424 2.61% estimation process

Samerset, Somerseht, Somerset, Somerset (New Jersey), Самерсет, Сомерсет, Сомерсэт

People born in Somerset (4)

People born in Somerset, including actor Gabriel Caste, military officer Isaac Morrison, Revolutionary War captain Peter Pumyea, .

List

Schools in Somerset

College & universities near Somerset, NJ

Code Name City ZIP
185758 New Brunswick Theological Seminary New Brunswick (NJ) 08901-1107
186380 Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick (NJ) 08901-1281
486956 Chamberlain University-New Jersey North Brunswick (NJ) 08902-3492
482556 DeVry University-New Jersey North Brunswick (NJ) 08902
184427 Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield South Plainfield (NJ) 07080-2424

Stations (25)

Amtrak & bus stations near Somerset, NJ

Code Name Address Type
NBK New Brunswick station French and Albany Streets RAIL
MET Metropark station 100 Middlesex-Essex Turnpike RAIL
PJC Princeton Junction station 2 Wallace Road RAIL
EWR Newark Liberty International Airport Newark Liberty International Airport RAIL
TRE Trenton Transit Center 72 South Clinton Avenue RAIL

Post offices near Somerset

Post Office Name City ZIP
Handy Str Post Office New Brunswick (NJ) 08901
Somer Post Office Somerset (NJ) 08873
New Brunswick Post Office New Brunswick (NJ) 08901
North Brunswick Post Office North Brunswick (NJ) 08902
Highland Park Post Office Highland Park (NJ) 08904

Other places with the same name (12)

Other cities in Somerset County

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Somerset County , NJ.

City Name Population Title
Hillsborough 40,105 Township in Somerset county, New Jersey
Voorhees 29,107 Township in Camden County, New Jersey
Montgomery 23,094 Township in Somerset County, New Jersey
North Plainfield 21,246 Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerville 12,157 Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey
Bound Brook 10,159 Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey
Manville 10,046 Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey
Bedminster 7,949 Township of New Jersey
Raritan 7,748 Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey
Bernardsville 7,556 Borough in New Jersey, United States
Watchung 6,007 Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
South Bound Brook 4,518 Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey
Peapack 2,086 Human settlement in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America
Far Hills 901 Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey
Rocky Hill 666 Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey

Distance to Other Cities

Somerset distances to largest New Jersey cities