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Metuchen, New Jersey
borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Metuchen (/mɪˈtʌtʃɪn/ mə-TUCH-ən) is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
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Metuchen, New Jersey | |
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![]() Main Street in downtown Metuchen, which won the honor of Great American Main Street of the Year in 2023[1] | |
Nickname: The Historic Brainy Borough[2] | |
![]() Location of Metuchen in Middlesex County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Middlesex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
![]() Census Bureau map of Metuchen, New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 40.542445°N 74.362767°W / 40.542445; -74.362767[3][4] | |
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State | ![]() |
County | Middlesex |
Incorporated | March 20, 1900 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
Area | |
• Total | 2.84 sq mi (7.36 km2) |
• Land | 2.84 sq mi (7.35 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) 0.07% |
• Rank | 348th of 565 in state 18th of 25 in county[3] |
Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,049 |
• Rank | 175th of 565 in state 17th of 25 in county[10] |
• Density | 5,282.2/sq mi (2,039.5/km2) |
• Rank | 105th of 565 in state 9th of 25 in county[10] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 732[13] |
FIPS code | 3402145690[3][14][15] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885298[3][16] |
Website | www |
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