Far Hills
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borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- County
- Somerset
- Incorporated
- May 12, 1921
- Type
- Borough
- Body
- Borough Council
- Mayor
- Kevin P. Welsh ( R , term ends December 31, 2026)
- Municipal clerk
- Dorothy S. Hicks
- Total
- 4.90 sq mi (12.69 km )
- Land
- 4.85 sq mi (12.55 km )
- Water
- 0.054 sq mi (0.14 km ) 1.12%
- Rank
- 280th of 565 in state, 12th of 21 in county
- Elevation
- 213 ft (65 m)
- Density
- 190.6/sq mi (73.6/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−04:00 ( Eastern (EDT) )
- Zip code
- 07931
- Area code
- 908 exchange : 443
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Encyclopedic overview
Far Hills is a borough in the Somerset Hills of northern Somerset County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 924, an increase of 5 (+0.5%) from the 2010 census count of 919, which in turn reflected an increase of 60 (+7.0%) from the 859 counted in the 2000 census. The borough is located within the Raritan Valley region.
Far Hills was incorporated as a borough based on an Act of the New Jersey Legislature passed on April 7, 1921, from portions of Bernards Township, subject to the results of a referendum held on May 12, 1921. Far Hills is a dry town where alcohol is not permitted to be sold by law.
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