Westfield, New Jersey
Westfield, New Jersey | |
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Downtown Westfield | |
Map of Westfield in Union County. Inset: Location of Union County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Westfield, New Jersey | |
Location in Union County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°39′06″N 74°20′36″W / 40.651644°N 74.343447°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Union |
| Formed | January 27, 1794 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 (as township) |
| Reincorporated | March 4, 1903 (as town) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Special charter |
| • Body | Town Council |
| • Mayor | Shelley Brindle (D, term ends December 31, 2025) |
| • Administrator | James H. Gildea |
| • Municipal clerk | Maureen Lawshe |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.74 sq mi (17.46 km2) |
| • Land | 6.72 sq mi (17.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.28% |
| • Rank | 246th of 565 in state 5th of 21 in county |
| Elevation | 118 ft (36 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 31,032 |
• Estimate (2023) | 30,559 |
| • Rank | 77th of 565 in state 5th of 21 in county |
| • Density | 4,615.1/sq mi (1,781.9/km2) |
| • Rank | 126th of 565 in state 12th of 21 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | 07090–07091 |
| Area code | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3403979040 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885436 |
| Website | www |
Westfield is a town in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Manhattan. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 31,032, an increase of 716 (+2.4%) from the 2010 census count of 30,316, which in turn reflected an increase of 672 (+2.3%) from the 29,644 counted in the 2000 census.
In March 2018, Bloomberg ranked Westfield as the 99th highest-income place in the United States, and the 18th highest-income location in New Jersey. According to a 2014 nationwide survey, Westfield was ranked as the 30th-safest city to live in the United States.
The town has been one of the state's highest-income communities. Based on data from the American Community Survey for 2013–2017, Westfield residents had a median household income of $159,923, ranked 8th in the state among municipalities with more than 10,000 residents, more than double the statewide median of $76,475.