Berkeley Heights, New Jersey

Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
Township
Heritage Square Shopping Center
Motto:  "Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow."
Location of Berkeley Heights in Union County highlighted in yellow (left). Inset map: Location of Union County in New Jersey highlighted in black (right).
Census Bureau map of Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°40′34″N 74°25′22″W / 40.676119°N 74.422756°W / 40.676119; -74.422756[1][2]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Union
Incorporated	November 8, 1809 (as New Providence Township)
Renamed	November 6, 1951 (as Berkeley Heights Township)
Named for	John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton
Government [3]
• Type	Mayor-Council (Faulkner Act)
Area [1]
• Total	6.26 sq mi (16.21 km2)
• Land	6.22 sq mi (16.11 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)  0.59%
• Rank	251st of 565 in state 6th of 21 in county[1]
Elevation [4]	394 ft (120 m)
Population  (2020)[5][6]
• Total	13,285
• Rank	194th of 565 in state 16th of 21 in county[7]
• Density	2,135.9/sq mi (824.7/km2)
• Rank	284th of 565 in state 20th of 21 in county[7]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	07922[8][9]
Area code	908[10]
FIPS code	3403905320[1][11][12]
GNIS feature ID	0882218[1][13]
Website	www.berkeleyheights.gov

Berkeley Heights is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the township's population was 13,285.^[5][6]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
2. ↑ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
3. ↑ Cite error: The named reference DataBook was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Berkeley Heights, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 4, 2013.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Cite error: The named reference Census2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
8. ↑ Look Up a ZIP Code for Berkeley Heights, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed March 26, 2012.
9. ↑ ZIP Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 26, 2013.
10. ↑ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Berkeley Heights, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed February 10, 2015.
11. ↑ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
12. ↑ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
13. ↑ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.