Rocky Hill, New Jersey
Rocky Hill, New Jersey | |
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Dutch Reformed Church, built 1856, at the heart of the Rocky Hill Historic District | |
Location of Rocky Hill in Somerset County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Somerset County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Rocky Hill, New Jersey | |
Location in Somerset County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°24′01″N 74°38′20″W / 40.400347°N 74.638922°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Somerset |
| Incorporated | December 18, 1889 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Robert Uhrik (D, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Municipal clerk | Vacant |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.61 sq mi (1.59 km2) |
| • Land | 0.61 sq mi (1.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) 0.49% |
| • Rank | 539th of 565 in state 21st of 21 in county |
| Elevation | 108 ft (33 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 743 |
• Estimate (2023) | 740 |
| • Rank | 545th of 565 in state 20th of 21 in county |
| • Density | 1,216.4/sq mi (469.7/km2) |
| • Rank | 358th of 565 in state 10th of 21 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08553 |
| Area code(s) | 609 Exchanges: 252, 279, 430, 921, 924 |
| FIPS code | 3403564320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885376 |
| Website | www |
Rocky Hill is a borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Named for the Rocky Hill Ridge, this historic village is nestled within the heart of the Raritan Valley region, located alongside the course of the Millstone River.
As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 743, an increase of 61 (+8.9%) from the 2010 census count of 682, which in turn reflected an increase of 20 (+3.0%) from the 662 counted in the 2000 census.