New Brunswick, New Jersey

New Brunswick is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It is the county seat of Middlesex County. It is home to the main campus of Rutgers University.

New Brunswick, New Jersey
City
The skyline of New Brunswick over the Raritan River
Nickname(s):  Hub City, Healthcare City
Location of New Brunswick in Middlesex County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Middlesex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). Interactive map of New Brunswick, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of New Brunswick, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40.486678°N 74.444414°W / 40.486678; -74.444414[1][2]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Middlesex
Established	December 30, 1730
Incorporated	September 1, 1784
Named for	Braunschweig, Germany, or King George II of Great Britain
Government [3]
• Type	Mayor–Council (Faulkner Act)
• Body	City Council
Area [4]
• Total	5.75 sq mi (14.90 km2)
• Land	5.23 sq mi (13.55 km2)
• Water	0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2)  9.06%
• Rank	264th of 565 in state 14th of 25 in county[1]
Elevation [5]	62 ft (19 m)
Population  (2020)[6][7]
• Total	55,266
• Rank	32nd of 565 in state 6th of 25 in county[8]
• Density	10,561.1/sq mi (4,077.7/km2)
• Rank	712th in country (as of 2022)[9] 37th of 565 in state 2nd of 25 in county[8]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes	08901–08906, 08933, 08989[10][11]
Area code(s)	732/848 and 908[12]
FIPS code	3402351210[1][13][14]
GNIS feature ID	0885318[1][15]
Website	www.cityofnewbrunswick.org
New Brunswick is the county seat for Middlesex County.