Sewaren, New Jersey
Sewaren, New Jersey | |
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Map of Sewaren highlighted within Middlesex County. Right: Location of Middlesex County in New Jersey. | |
Location in Middlesex County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°33′03″N 74°15′36″W / 40.550726°N 74.259885°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Middlesex |
| Township | Woodbridge |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.66 sq mi (4.30 km2) |
| • Land | 1.22 sq mi (3.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.44 sq mi (1.13 km2) 5.02% |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,885 |
| • Density | 2,360.88/sq mi (911.70/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07077 |
| Area code(s) | 732/848 |
| FIPS code | 34-66720 |
| GNIS feature ID | 02390280 |
Sewaren (pronounced SEE-waren) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) within Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 2,885.
PSE&G's Sewaren Generating Station is a 538-megawatt facility on 152 acres (62 ha) along the Arthur Kill. The facility had five steam generators and one combustion turbine. Four of the steam units were installed during and just after World War II, from 1942 to 1951. Generator 5, which included a gas/oil-fired boiler and two turbine generators, came down in 2002. Seawaren Unit #7 was installed in 2018, 538 MW, combined cycle combustion turbine, with one combustion turbine, one heat recovery steam generator, HRSG, and one steam turbine.