Metuchen

Also known as Metuchen, New Jersey, Metuchen, NJ

borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: New Jersey
County: Middlesex
Incorporated: March 20, 1900
Type: Borough
Body: Borough Council
Mayor: Jonathan Busch ( D , term ends December 31, 2027)
Administrator: Melissa Perilstein
Municipal clerk: Deborah Zupan
Total: 2.84 sq mi (7.36 km )
Land: 2.84 sq mi (7.35 km )
Water: 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km ) 0.07%
Rank: 348th of 565 in state, 18th of 25 in county
Elevation: 95 ft (29 m)
Estimate 2024: 15,470
Density: 5,282.2/sq mi (2,039.5/km )
Time zone: UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC−04:00 ( Eastern (EDT) )

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Metuchen
Population: 15049
Area: 2.84
Elevation: 29
Official website: www.metuchennj.org
Image: Metuchen1.jpg
Households: 5158
Dialing code: 732

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Commons category: Metuchen, New Jersey
postal code: 08840
water as percent of area: 0.0882
IPA transcription: /məˈtʌtʃən/
per capita income: 61819
date of incorporation: 1900-03-20

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Metuchen (/məˈtʌtʃən/ mə-TUTCH-ən) is a suburban borough in Middlesex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is a commuter town of New York City, located in the heart of the Raritan Valley region within the New York Metropolitan area. The borough, along with Edison (which completely surrounds Metuchen), is a regional commercial hub for Central New Jersey. The borough is 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of New Brunswick, 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Newark, 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Jersey City, and 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Manhattan. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 15,049, an increase of 1,475 (+10.9%) from the 2010 census count of 13,574, which in turn had reflected an increase of 734 (+5.7%) from the 12,840 counted at the 2000 census.

Metuchen was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 20, 1900, from portions of Raritan Township (Since renamed to Edison). Metuchen's Main Street won Great American Main Street of the Year in 2023. Metuchen is nicknamed The Brainy Borough.