Branchburg

The Township of Branchburg is located in Somerset County, New Jersey.  The Township includes the communities of North Branch and Neshanic Station.  It is bordered on the west by Hunterdon County, on the north by Bedminster and on the south by Bridgewater Township and Hillsborough Township.  Branchburg covers a total area of 20.2 square miles, being eleven miles long and approximately 2 miles across at its widest point.  The main water courses are the Lamington River on the north, the North Branch of the Raritan River on the east and the South Branch of the Raritan River on the east and south.

Today, Branchburg Township is a semi-rural area.  A strict zoning plan has been actively enforced since 1948.  The zoning ordinance provides for residential, business, industrial, office, manufacturing, office building and office laboratory uses.  There is a touch of a small village flavor in North Branch and Neshanic Station. Branchburg is also a college town, the home of Raritan Valley Community College with 250 acre campus and nearly 5,000 full and part-time students.

For more information visit:  http://www.branchburg.nj.us/

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