Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
Woodbridge Township, New Jersey | |
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The New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) in Woodbridge Township, near its intersection with the Garden State Parkway | |
| Motto: The Best Town Around | |
Location of Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Middlesex County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
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Location in Middlesex County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°34′N 74°17′W / 40.56°N 74.29°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Middlesex |
| Settled | 1664 |
| Chartered | June 1, 1669 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Named after | John W. Woodbridge |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | John McCormac (D, term ends December 31, 2027) |
| • Administrator | Vito Cimilluca |
| • Municipal clerk | John M. Mitch |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.61 sq mi (63.74 km2) |
| • Land | 23.26 sq mi (60.24 km2) |
| • Water | 1.35 sq mi (3.50 km2) 5.50% |
| • Rank | 110th of 565 in state 5th of 25 in county |
| Elevation | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 103,639 |
• Estimate (2023) | 103,194 |
| • Rank | 7th of 565 in state 2nd of 25 in county |
| • Density | 4,456.1/sq mi (1,720.5/km2) |
| • Rank | 137th of 565 in state 11th of 25 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | 07095 – Woodbridge 07001 – Avenel 07064 – Port Reading 07067 – Colonia 07077 – Sewaren 07095 – Woodbridge 08830 – Iselin 08832 – Keasbey 08840 – Menlo Park Terrace 08861 – Hopelawn 08863 – Fords |
| Area code | 732 |
| FIPS code | 34-82000 |
| GNIS ID | 882165 |
| Website | www |
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Woodbridge Township is a township in northern Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is a regional hub of transportation and commerce for central New Jersey and a major bedroom suburb of New York City, within the New York metropolitan area. Located within the core of the Raritan Valley region, Woodbridge Township hosts the junction of the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway, the two busiest highways in the state, and also serves as the headquarters for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, which operates both highways.
As of the 2020 United States census, the township was the state's seventh-most-populous municipality, with a population of 103,639, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 4,054 (+4.1%) from the 99,585 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,382 (+2.5%) from the 97,203 counted in the 2000 census. Woodbridge was the state's sixth-largest by population in 2000 and 2010.