Highland Park, New Jersey

Highland Park, New Jersey
Borough
Livingston Homestead, Highland Park, NJ south view.
Location of Highland Park in Middlesex County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Middlesex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Census Bureau map of Highland Park, New Jersey
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Coordinates: 40°30′03″N 74°25′40″W / 40.500795°N 74.427911°W / 40.500795; -74.427911[1][2]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Middlesex
Incorporated	March 15, 1905
Government [3]
• Type	Borough
• Body	Borough Council
Area [4]
• Total	1.83 sq mi (4.74 km2)
• Land	1.82 sq mi (4.72 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.44%
• Rank	424th of 565 in state 21st of 25 in county[1]
Elevation [5]	75 ft (23 m)
Population  (2020)[6][7]
• Total	15,072
• Rank	174th of 565 in state 16th of 25 in county[8]
• Density	8,276.8/sq mi (3,195.7/km2)
• Rank	46th of 565 in state 3rd of 25 in county[8]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	08904[9][10]
Area code	732 / 908[11]
FIPS code	3402331470[1][12][13]
GNIS feature ID	0885252[1][14]
Website	www.hpboro.com

Highland Park is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States in the New York City metropolitan area.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} 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. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Highland Park, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 5, 2013.
6. ↑ Cite error: The named reference Census2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
7. ↑ Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
9. ↑ Look Up a ZIP Code for Highland Park, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed October 1, 2011.
10. ↑ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 28, 2013.
11. ↑ Area Code Lookup - NPA NX for Highland Park, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 28, 2013.
12. ↑ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
13. ↑ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
14. ↑ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.