Middlebush, New Jersey

Middlebush, New Jersey
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 / 40.505696; -74.53337
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountySomerset
TownshipFranklin
Area
  Total
1.99 sq mi (5.16 km2)
  Land1.99 sq mi (5.15 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0.07%
Elevation
138 ft (42 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
2,368
  Density1,189.95/sq mi (459.51/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08873 - Somerset
Area code(s)609/640 and 732/848
FIPS code34-45870
GNIS feature ID02584011

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 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 2,326. 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.