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Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
township in Union County, New Jersey, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Berkeley Heights is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the township's population was 13,285.[5][6]
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Berkeley Heights, New Jersey | |
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![]() Heritage Square Shopping Center | |
Motto: "Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow." | |
![]() Location of Berkeley Heights in Union County highlighted in yellow (left). Inset map: Location of Union County in New Jersey highlighted in black (right). | |
![]() Census Bureau map of Berkeley Heights, New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 40.676119°N 74.422756°W / 40.676119; -74.422756[1][2] | |
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County | Union |
Incorporated | November 8, 1809 (as New Providence Township) |
Renamed | November 6, 1951 (as Berkeley Heights Township) |
Named for | John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-Council (Faulkner Act) |
Area | |
• Total | 6.26 sq mi (16.21 km2) |
• Land | 6.22 sq mi (16.11 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) 0.59% |
• Rank | 251st of 565 in state 6th of 21 in county[1] |
Elevation | 394 ft (120 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 13,285 |
• Rank | 194th of 565 in state 16th of 21 in county[7] |
• Density | 2,135.9/sq mi (824.7/km2) |
• Rank | 284th of 565 in state 20th of 21 in county[7] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code | 908[10] |
FIPS code | 3403905320[1][11][12] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882218[1][13] |
Website | www |
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