Central New Jersey Cities

135 cities

City
Rank
County
2025 Pop. ↓
Edison township1Middlesex County106,512
Woodbridge township2Middlesex County103,168
Hamilton township3Mercer County92,050
Trenton city4Mercer County89,790
Old Bridge township5Middlesex County68,947
Middletown township6Monmouth County65,936
Piscataway township7Middlesex County61,744
New Brunswick city8Middlesex County55,848
Perth Amboy city9Middlesex County55,331
Howell township10Monmouth County54,076
East Brunswick township11Middlesex County49,995
Monroe township12Middlesex County49,138
South Brunswick township13Middlesex County46,621
Sayreville borough14Middlesex County46,210
Bridgewater township15Somerset County45,418
Hillsborough township16Somerset County44,953
North Brunswick township17Middlesex County44,180
Marlboro township18Monmouth County41,156
Manalapan township19Monmouth County40,270
Freehold township20Monmouth County35,443
Ewing township21Mercer County34,937
Long Branch city22Monmouth County33,387
Lawrence township23Mercer County31,791
West Windsor township24Mercer County31,449
Princeton25Mercer County30,255
East Windsor township26Mercer County29,748
Bernards township27Somerset County28,498
Neptune township28Monmouth County27,680
Ocean township29Monmouth County27,518
Wall township30Monmouth County26,862
Carteret borough31Middlesex County25,633
Raritan township32Somerset County25,229
South Plainfield borough33Middlesex County24,103
Montgomery township34Somerset County23,991
Plainsboro township35Middlesex County23,898
North Plainfield borough36Somerset County22,430
Hazlet township37Monmouth County20,348
Tinton Falls borough38Monmouth County19,166
Aberdeen township39Monmouth County19,104
Hopewell township40Mercer County17,365
Holmdel township41Monmouth County17,334
Warren township42Somerset County16,609
Readington township43Hunterdon County16,295
Branchburg township44Somerset County16,012
South River borough45Middlesex County15,959
Asbury Park city46Monmouth County15,841
Somerville borough47Somerset County15,612
Robbinsville township48Mercer County15,431
Metuchen borough49Middlesex County15,053
Highland Park borough50Middlesex County14,983
Middlesex borough51Middlesex County14,471
Eatontown borough52Monmouth County13,412
Bound Brook borough53Somerset County13,203
Clinton township54Hunterdon County12,837
Red Bank borough55Monmouth County12,651
Freehold borough56Monmouth County12,314
Manville borough57Somerset County10,657
South Amboy city58Middlesex County10,237
Millstone township59Monmouth County10,236
Colts Neck township60Monmouth County9,830
Matawan borough61Monmouth County9,614
Keansburg borough62Monmouth County9,536
Dunellen borough63Middlesex County9,422
West Long Branch borough64Monmouth County8,517
Raritan borough65Somerset County8,362
Bedminster township66Somerset County8,133
Spotswood borough67Middlesex County8,092
Bernardsville borough68Somerset County7,797
Green Brook township69Somerset County7,243
Upper Freehold township70Monmouth County7,135
Rumson borough71Monmouth County7,128
Keyport borough72Monmouth County7,005
Milltown borough73Middlesex County6,980
Watchung borough74Somerset County6,422
Oceanport borough75Monmouth County6,306
Lebanon township76Hunterdon County6,224
Fair Haven borough77Monmouth County6,033
Little Silver borough78Monmouth County6,007
Tewksbury township79Hunterdon County5,887
Hightstown borough80Mercer County5,855
Manasquan borough81Monmouth County5,801
Belmar borough82Monmouth County5,760
Jamesburg borough83Middlesex County5,751
Union Beach borough84Monmouth County5,619
Holland township85Hunterdon County5,230
Flemington borough86Hunterdon County4,924
Hampton township87Hunterdon County4,898
Brielle borough88Monmouth County4,868
Alexandria township89Hunterdon County4,803
Spring Lake Heights borough90Monmouth County4,776
South Bound Brook borough91Somerset County4,769
Neptune City borough92Monmouth County4,545
Hopewell township93Mercer County4,363
Atlantic Highlands borough94Monmouth County4,343
Lambertville city95Hunterdon County4,179
Bradley Beach borough96Monmouth County4,133
Shrewsbury borough97Monmouth County4,109
Cranbury township98Middlesex County3,964
East Amwell township99Hunterdon County3,951
Kingwood township100Hunterdon County3,867
Bethlehem township101Hunterdon County3,770
Highlands borough102Monmouth County3,755
High Bridge borough103Hunterdon County3,602
Monmouth Beach borough104Monmouth County3,190
West Amwell township105Hunterdon County3,026
Pennington borough106Mercer County2,890
Clinton town107Hunterdon County2,783
Spring Lake borough108Monmouth County2,719
Peapack and Gladstone borough109Somerset County2,508
Helmetta borough110Middlesex County2,441
Englishtown borough111Monmouth County2,322
Avon-by-the-Sea borough112Monmouth County1,925
Hopewell borough113Mercer County1,894
Sea Girt borough114Monmouth County1,815
Allentown borough115Monmouth County1,712
Glen Gardner borough116Hunterdon County1,688
Lebanon borough117Hunterdon County1,676
Frenchtown borough118Hunterdon County1,662
Lake Como borough119Monmouth County1,619
Farmingdale borough120Monmouth County1,477
Hampton borough121Hunterdon County1,447
Sea Bright borough122Monmouth County1,411
Milford borough123Hunterdon County1,230
Shrewsbury township124Monmouth County1,061
Califon borough125Hunterdon County997
Far Hills borough126Somerset County908
Deal borough127Monmouth County868
Interlaken borough128Monmouth County809
Bloomsbury borough129Hunterdon County798
Roosevelt borough130Monmouth County783
Rocky Hill borough131Somerset County736
Stockton borough132Hunterdon County496
Allenhurst borough133Monmouth County462
Millstone borough134Somerset County442
Loch Arbour village135Monmouth County214

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.