Watchung

Local nameWatchung
LocationContiguous United States

Watchung () is a borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, located approximately 29 miles west of New York City. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 5,801, reflecting an increase of 188 from the 5,613 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 503 from the 5,110 counted in the 1990 Census. It is located within the Raritan Valley region.

Watchung was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 23, 1926, from portions of North Plainfield Township based on the results of a referendum held on April 20, 1926. The name "Watchung" comes from the Lenni Lenape Native Americans, meaning "high hills" or from "watschu," meaning "hill."In 2012, Forbes.com listed Watchung as 384th in its listing of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes", with a median home price of $767,507.The borough is one of the state's highest-income communities.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchung,_New_Jersey

Coordinates 40°38'16.368" N -74°27'3.551" E

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