Somerset, New Jersey

Somerset, New Jersey
Somerset at the intersection of Franklin Boulevard (CR 617) and Hamilton Street (CR 514)
Map of Somerset CDP highlighted within Somerset County. Right: Location of Somerset County in New Jersey.
Somerset
Location in Somerset County
Somerset
Location in New Jersey
Somerset
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°30′31″N 74°30′01″W / 40.508507°N 74.500207°W / 40.508507; -74.500207
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountySomerset
TownshipFranklin
Area
  Total
6.46 sq mi (16.74 km2)
  Land6.33 sq mi (16.39 km2)
  Water0.13 sq mi (0.35 km2)  1.82%
Elevation
118 ft (36 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
22,968
  Density3,629.01/sq mi (1,401.11/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes
08873, 08875
Area code(s)732/848
FIPS code34-68370
GNIS feature ID02390312

Somerset is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within 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 22,083.

Somerset housed one of the first Marconi Wireless Stations in the United States.