North Branch
North Branch is an unincorporated community and hamlet located mostly within Branchburg, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. A portion of North Branch is located in Bridgewater. The hamlet of North Branch, located on both sides of the North Branch of the Raritan River, brings the ambiance of a small village and charm to the area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: community in Branchburg Township, New Jersey
- Also known as: “North Branch, New Jersey” and “Northbranch”
Places of Interest
Highlights include North Branch station and Somerset Airport.
North Branch station
Railway station
Photo: Mitchazenia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Branch is a NJ Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in the hamlet of North Branch in Branchburg, New Jersey. The station is in a residential area, a mile to the south of North Branch center.
Somerset Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Ekem, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Somerset Airport is a public-use airport in Bedminster Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. It is located three miles north of the central business district of Somerville and is privately owned by Somerset Air Service, Inc. Somerset Airport is situated 1½ miles north of North Branch.
Bridgewater Raritan High School
School
Bridgewater-Raritan High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school. It is the lone secondary school of the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Bridgewater Township and Raritan in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Bridgewater Raritan High School is situated 2½ miles east of North Branch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Milltown and Bradley Gardens.
Milltown
Hamlet
Photo: Jhouston1956, Public domain.
Milltown is a borough in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is nestled within the heart of the Raritan Valley region, with Lawrence Brook flowing through the center of the community. Milltown is situated 2½ miles south of North Branch.
Bradley Gardens
Hamlet
Raritan
Photo: Mrbubbles916, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Raritan is a borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,835, its highest decennial census count ever and an increase of 954 from the 2010 census count of 6,881, which in turn had reflected an increase of 543 from the 6,338 counted at the 2000 census.
North Branch
Latitude
40.60205° or 40° 36′ 7″ northLongitude
-74.67738° or 74° 40′ 39″ westElevation
79 feet (24 metres)Open location code
87G7J82F+R2OpenStreetMap ID
node 158861755OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Volapük—“North Branch” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “北布蘭奇 (新澤西州)”
- Chinese: “北布蘭奇”
- French: “North Branch”
- Japanese: “ノース・ブランチ(North Branch)”
- Persian: “نورت برنچ، نیوجرسی”
- Persian: “نورت برنچ”
- Volapük: “North Branch (NJ)”
- Volapük: “North Branch, New Jersey”
- Volapük: “North Branch, NJ”
- Volapük: “North Branch”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as North Branch Depot and Fox Hollow at Lamington.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ten Eyck Park and North Branch Reformed Church Cemetery.
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