Watchung

Watchung is a borough in , in the U.S. state of , located approximately 29 miles west of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 6,449, an increase of 648 from the 2010 census count of 5,801, which in turn reflected an increase of 188 from the 5,613 counted in the 2000 census.
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  • Type: Town with 6,280 residents
  • Description: borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
  • Also known as: “Watchung (Nueva Jersey)”, “Watchung, New Jersey”, “Watchung, NJ”, “Wатчунг”, “ワーチャン”, “瓦彰鎮”, and “華強”
  • Postal code: 07069
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights: Washington Rock State Park and Plainfield station.

Park
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is a 52-acre scenic state… is situated 2 miles southwest of Watchung.

Railway station
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Plainfield is a NJ Transit railroad station on the… is situated 2 miles southeast of Watchung.

Movie theater
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is a movie theater, which is situated 2½ miles east of Watchung.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Free Acres and North Plainfield.

Suburb
is an unincorporated community located… is situated 1½ miles north of Watchung.

Town
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is a borough in , in the U.S. state of . is situated 1½ miles southeast of Watchung.

Town
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Union County is part of the Gateway region… is situated 2 miles southeast of Watchung.

Watchung

Latitude
40.63788° or 40° 38′ 16″ north
Longitude
-74.45099° or 74° 27′ 4″ west
Population
6,280
Elevation
177 feet (54 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US WA6
Open location code
87G7JGQX+5J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158813129
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
5106129
Wiki­data ID
Q1082868
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Watchung” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “واتشونغ”
  • Asturian: “Watchung”
  • Basque: “Watchung”
  • Catalan: “Watchung”
  • Cebuano: “Watchung”
  • Chechen: “Вотчанг”
  • Chinese: “沃昌”
  • Chinese: “瓦欽”
  • Danish: “Watchung”
  • Dutch: “Watchung”
  • Finnish: “Watchung”
  • French: “Watchung”
  • German: “Watchung”
  • Gilaki: “واچانگ (نيۊجرسي)”
  • Gilaki: “واچانگ”
  • Haitian: “Watchung, New Jersey”
  • Haitian: “Watchung”
  • Hebrew: “וואצ’נג”
  • Italian: “Watchung”
  • Japanese: “ワーチャング”
  • Kazakh: “Vatçwng”
  • Kazakh: “Ватчунг”
  • Kazakh: “ۆاتتشۋنگ”
  • Kirghiz: “Ватчунг”
  • Ladin: “Watchung”
  • Mazanderani: “واتچونگ (نیوجرسی)”
  • Mazanderani: “واتچونگ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Watchung”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Watchung (New Jersey)”
  • Norwegian: “Watchung”
  • Persian: “واتچونگ، نیوجرسی”
  • Persian: “واتچونگ”
  • Portuguese: “Watchung”
  • Russian: “Ватчун”
  • Russian: “Уочанг”
  • Serbian: “Вочанг”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Watchung, New Jersey”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Watchung”
  • South Azerbaijani: “واچونق، نیوجرسی”
  • Spanish: “Watchung”
  • Swedish: “Watchung”
  • Tajik: “Ватчун”
  • Tatar: “Вотчанг”
  • Turkish: “Watchung, New Jersey”
  • Turkish: “Watchung”
  • Ukrainian: “Вотчанг”
  • Urdu: “واچنگ، نیو جرسی”
  • Uzbek: “Watchung”
  • Volapük: “Watchung”
  • Welsh: “Watchung, New Jersey”
  • Welsh: “Watchung”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Washingtonville and Smalleytown.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Watchung Branch Library and Watchung Arts Center.

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