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Edison, New Jersey

Edison, New Jersey
Township
Edison Tower
Edison station
JFK Medical Center
Little India
Menlo Park Mall
Roosevelt Hospital
Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge
Benjamin Shotwell House
St. Thomas Aquinas High School
Flag of Edison, New Jersey
Flag
Official seal of Edison, New Jersey
Seal
Nickname: 
"Birthplace of the Modern World"
Motto(s): 
"Let There Be Light"
"Birthplace of Recorded Sound"[1]
Location of Edison in Middlesex County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Middlesex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Location of Edison in Middlesex County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Middlesex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Census Bureau map of Edison, New Jersey Interactive map of Edison, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Edison, New Jersey
Map
Interactive map of Edison, New Jersey
Edison Township is located in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Edison Township
Edison Township
Location in Middlesex County
Edison Township is located in New Jersey
Edison Township
Edison Township
Location in New Jersey
Edison Township is located in the United States
Edison Township
Edison Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°31′39″N 74°23′36″W / 40.5274°N 74.3933°W / 40.5274; -74.3933
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMiddlesex
Settled1651
IncorporatedMarch 17, 1870 (as Raritan Township)
RenamedNovember 10, 1954 (as Edison Township)
Named forThomas Edison
Government
[6]
 • TypeFaulkner Act Mayor-Council
 • BodyTownship Council
 • MayorSamip Joshi (D, term ends December 31, 2025)[2][3]
 • AdministratorSonia Alves-Viveiros[4]
 • Municipal clerkCheryl Russomanno[5]
Area
[7]
 • Total
30.69 sq mi (79.49 km2)
 • Land30.06 sq mi (77.86 km2)
 • Water0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2)  2.05%
 • Rank88th of 565 in state
4th of 25 in county[7]
Elevation
[8]
39 ft (12 m)
Population
 (2020)[9][10]
 • Total
107,588
 • Estimate 
(2023)[9][11]
106,836
 • Rank6th of 565 in state
1st of 25 in county[12]
 • Density3,578.2/sq mi (1,381.6/km2)
  • Rank187th of 565 in state
14th of 25 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes
08817, 08818, 08820, 08837, 08899[13][14]
Area code(s)732 and 908[15]
FIPS code3402320230[7][16][17]
GNIS feature ID0882166[7][18]
Websitewww.edisonnj.org

Edison is a township located in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Situated in Central New Jersey within the core of the state's Raritan Valley region, Edison is a commercial hub (home to Menlo Park Mall and Little India) and is a bedroom community of New York City within the New York metropolitan area.[19]

As of the 2020 United States census, the township was the state's sixth-most-populous municipality,[20] with a population of 107,588,[9][10] an increase of 7,621 (+7.6%) from the 2010 census count of 99,967,[21][22] which in turn reflected an increase of 2,280 (+2.3%) from the 97,687 counted in the 2000 census.[23]

What is now Edison Township was originally incorporated as Raritan Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1870, from portions of both Piscataway and Woodbridge Township. The township got its original name from the Raritan indigenous people. Portions of the township were taken to form Metuchen on March 20, 1900, and Highland Park on March 15, 1905. The name was officially changed to Edison Township on November 10, 1954, in honor of inventor Thomas Edison, who had his main laboratory in the Menlo Park section of the township.[24]

  1. ^ Kuperinsky, Amy. "'The Jewel of the Meadowlands'?: N.J.'s best, worst and weirdest town slogans" Archived November 20, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 22, 2015. Accessed July 12, 2016. "Edison's town seal is marked with 'Let There Be Light,' and its welcome signs say 'Birthplace of Recorded Sound', thanks to Thomas A. Edison's tinkering in Menlo Park, the same reason why a newer slogan for Essex County's West Orange — Edison later lived there — is 'Where Invention Lives'."
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mayor was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory Archived March 11, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  4. ^ Contact Us, Township of Edison. Accessed May 27, 2024.
  5. ^ Clerk's Office Archived March 8, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, Township of Edison. Accessed May 27, 2024.
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  7. ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places Archived March 21, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  8. ^ "Township of Edison". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  9. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Census2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  12. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021 Archived March 7, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  13. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Edison, NJ Archived August 5, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, United States Postal Service. Accessed January 25, 2012.
  14. ^ ZIP Codes Archived June 17, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, State of New Jersey. Accessed October 9, 2013.
  15. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Edison, NJ Archived July 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 9, 2013.
  16. ^ U.S. Census website Archived July 9, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  17. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey Archived November 19, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  18. ^ US Board on Geographic Names Archived February 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  19. ^ Lynn, Kathleen. "Living In Edison, N.J.: A Diverse Suburb in a Convenient Location" Archived July 17, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, July 13, 2022. Accessed July 17, 2022.
  20. ^ Table1. New Jersey Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships: 2020 and 2010 Censuses Archived February 13, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 1, 2022.
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  23. ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010 Archived June 2, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  24. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968 Archived March 14, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, Bureau of Geology and Topography, Trenton, New Jersey, 1969. p. 170 re Edison Township, p. 173 re Raritan Township.

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