Somerset, New Jersey
Somerset, New Jersey | |
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Map of Somerset CDP highlighted within Somerset County. Right: Location of Somerset County in New Jersey. | |
Location in Somerset County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°30′31″N 74°30′01″W / 40.508507°N 74.500207°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Somerset |
| Township | Franklin |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.46 sq mi (16.74 km2) |
| • Land | 6.33 sq mi (16.39 km2) |
| • Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.35 km2) 1.82% |
| Elevation | 118 ft (36 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 22,968 |
| • Density | 3,629.01/sq mi (1,401.11/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | 08873, 08875 |
| Area code(s) | 732/848 |
| FIPS code | 34-68370 |
| GNIS feature ID | 02390312 |
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.