Middlebush, New Jersey
Middlebush, New Jersey | |
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Location in Somerset County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°30′21″N 74°32′00″W / 40.505696°N 74.53337°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Somerset |
| Township | Franklin |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.99 sq mi (5.16 km2) |
| • Land | 1.99 sq mi (5.15 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0.07% |
| Elevation | 138 ft (42 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,368 |
| • Density | 1,189.95/sq mi (459.51/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08873 - Somerset |
| Area code(s) | 609/640 and 732/848 |
| FIPS code | 34-45870 |
| GNIS feature ID | 02584011 |
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.