Carteret, New Jersey
Carteret, New Jersey | |
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Carteret Waterfront Park | |
| Motto: The Center of it All | |
Location of Carteret in Middlesex County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Middlesex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
Census Bureau map of Carteret, New Jersey.png | |
Location in Middlesex County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°35′02″N 74°13′39″W / 40.58379°N 74.227458°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Middlesex |
| Incorporated | April 11, 1906 (as Roosevelt) |
| Renamed | November 7, 1922 (as Carteret) |
| Named after | George Carteret and Philip Carteret |
| Government | |
| • Type | borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor / Borough administrator | Daniel J. Reiman (D, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Municipal clerk | Carmela Pogorzelski |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.93 sq mi (12.77 km2) |
| • Land | 4.39 sq mi (11.37 km2) |
| • Water | 0.54 sq mi (1.40 km2) 11.53% |
| • Rank | 276th of 565 in state 15th of 25 in county |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 25,326 |
• Estimate (2023) | 25,281 |
| • Rank | 104th of 565 in state 12th of 25 in county |
| • Density | 5,767.7/sq mi (2,226.9/km2) |
| • Rank | 96th of 565 in state 8th of 25 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07008 |
| Area code(s) | 732/848 |
| FIPS code | 3402310750 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885181 |
| Website | www |
Carteret is a borough in northeastern Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population reached 25,326, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,482 (+10.9%) from the 2010 census count of 22,844, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,135 (+10.3%) from the 20,709 counted in the 2000 census.