Central New Jersey Cities

135 cities

City
Rank
County
2025 Pop. ↓
Edison1Middlesex County111,605
Woodbridge2Middlesex County107,503
Hamilton3Mercer County94,962
Trenton4Mercer County92,003
Old Bridge5Middlesex County71,834
Middletown6Monmouth County67,218
Piscataway7Middlesex County63,717
New Brunswick8Middlesex County58,407
Perth Amboy9Middlesex County57,830
Howell10Monmouth County54,763
East Brunswick11Middlesex County51,997
Monroe12Middlesex County50,969
South Brunswick13Middlesex County48,536
Sayreville14Middlesex County48,177
Bridgewater15Somerset County47,499
Hillsborough16Somerset County46,290
North Brunswick17Middlesex County45,915
Marlboro18Monmouth County42,171
Manalapan19Monmouth County40,897
Ewing20Mercer County36,468
Freehold21Monmouth County35,934
Long Branch22Monmouth County33,570
West Windsor23Mercer County33,559
Lawrence24Mercer County32,587
Princeton25Mercer County32,260
East Windsor26Mercer County30,710
Bernards27Somerset County29,077
Neptune28Monmouth County28,231
Ocean29Monmouth County28,095
Wall30Monmouth County26,820
Carteret31Middlesex County26,352
Raritan32Somerset County25,848
South Plainfield33Middlesex County25,640
Plainsboro34Middlesex County24,884
Montgomery35Somerset County24,569
North Plainfield36Somerset County23,366
Hazlet37Monmouth County20,687
Tinton Falls38Monmouth County19,450
Aberdeen39Monmouth County19,446
Hopewell40Mercer County18,223
Holmdel41Monmouth County17,514
Warren42Somerset County17,332
South River43Middlesex County16,620
Readington44Hunterdon County16,425
Robbinsville45Mercer County16,280
Branchburg46Somerset County15,849
Metuchen47Middlesex County15,736
Highland Park48Middlesex County15,592
Asbury Park49Monmouth County15,502
Middlesex50Middlesex County15,076
Somerville51Somerset County14,615
Clinton52Hunterdon County13,628
Eatontown53Monmouth County13,618
Red Bank54Monmouth County12,839
Bound Brook55Somerset County12,803
Freehold56Monmouth County12,590
Manville57Somerset County11,180
South Amboy58Middlesex County10,718
Millstone59Monmouth County10,397
Colts Neck60Monmouth County9,982
Matawan61Monmouth County9,745
Keansburg62Monmouth County9,691
Raritan63Somerset County8,668
West Long Branch64Monmouth County8,631
Dunellen65Middlesex County8,524
Bedminster66Somerset County8,458
Spotswood67Middlesex County8,417
Bernardsville68Somerset County8,130
Green Brook69Somerset County7,541
Milltown70Middlesex County7,266
Upper Freehold71Monmouth County7,251
Keyport72Monmouth County7,237
Rumson73Monmouth County7,185
Watchung74Somerset County6,715
Oceanport75Monmouth County6,578
Lebanon76Hunterdon County6,237
Little Silver77Monmouth County6,116
Fair Haven78Monmouth County6,097
Hightstown79Mercer County6,028
Manasquan80Monmouth County5,952
Jamesburg81Middlesex County5,948
Tewksbury82Hunterdon County5,932
Belmar83Monmouth County5,854
Union Beach84Monmouth County5,694
Holland85Hunterdon County5,239
South Bound Brook86Somerset County5,073
Hampton87Hunterdon County4,968
Brielle88Monmouth County4,939
Flemington89Hunterdon County4,891
Spring Lake Heights90Monmouth County4,870
Alexandria91Hunterdon County4,856
Neptune City92Monmouth County4,604
Hopewell93Mercer County4,521
Atlantic Highlands94Monmouth County4,405
Highlands95Monmouth County4,331
Cranbury96Middlesex County4,318
Lambertville97Hunterdon County4,224
Shrewsbury98Monmouth County4,172
Bradley Beach99Monmouth County4,155
East Amwell100Hunterdon County3,954
Kingwood101Hunterdon County3,866
Bethlehem102Hunterdon County3,780
High Bridge103Hunterdon County3,610
Monmouth Beach104Monmouth County3,225
West Amwell105Hunterdon County3,037
Pennington106Mercer County2,945
Spring Lake107Monmouth County2,800
Clinton108Hunterdon County2,795
Peapack and Gladstone109Somerset County2,645
Helmetta110Middlesex County2,538
Englishtown111Monmouth County2,341
Hopewell112Mercer County1,955
Avon-by-the-Sea113Monmouth County1,948
Sea Girt114Monmouth County1,905
Allentown115Monmouth County1,732
Glen Gardner116Hunterdon County1,694
Lebanon117Hunterdon County1,674
Lake Como118Monmouth County1,673
Frenchtown119Hunterdon County1,513
Farmingdale120Monmouth County1,496
Sea Bright121Monmouth County1,454
Hampton122Hunterdon County1,450
Milford123Hunterdon County1,227
Shrewsbury124Monmouth County1,076
Califon125Hunterdon County1,019
Far Hills126Somerset County947
Deal127Monmouth County891
Interlaken128Monmouth County826
Roosevelt129Monmouth County805
Bloomsbury130Hunterdon County802
Rocky Hill131Somerset County764
Stockton132Hunterdon County499
Allenhurst133Monmouth County468
Millstone134Somerset County461
Loch Arbour village135Monmouth County228

About Central New Jersey

Middlesex County, Monmouth County, Mercer County, Somerset County, and Hunterdon County are the counties generally considered part of Central New Jersey.

Sources

  1. City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024