Woodbridge is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total land area of including 23.213 square miles (60.122 km2). There are many distinct sections,Virginia B. Troeger and Robert James McEwen, Woodbridge: New Jersey's Oldest Township (Arcadia Publishing, 2002; ), p. 103. many of which are census-designated places (CDPs). Some have their own ZIP Codes.
Woodbridge Township's municipal administration officially recognizes ten geographical sections, reflected in its slogan "Ten small towns, one great community"; These are Avenel, Colonia, Fords, Hopelawn, Iselin, Keasbey, Menlo Park Terrace, Port Reading, Sewaren, Woodbridge (Woodbridge Proper).
Residents from the central section describe themselves as being from "Woodbridge," while people in other areas describe themselves as being from those particular communities in place of being from Woodbridge.
Sections and neighborhoods Name Image Coordinate Notes References Avenel Avenel station is located in the neighborhood Boynton Beach On the Arthur Kill, once the site of amusement park and bathing beach Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 7, 2015. Colonia Gazetteer of New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau Edgars Fords Abutting Edison, it was originally known as Fords Corner. , Geographic Names Information System. Accessed July 5, 2012. Hazelton Hopelawn Iselin site of Metropark stationKeasbey At the foot of the Driscoll Bridge close to the Raritan River, originally known as Florida Grove, it abuts neighboring Perth Amboy Lynn Woodoaks Along the Garden State Parkway near the Edison borderMenlo Park TerraceLocated off U.S. Route 1 in between Menlo Park Mall and Woodbridge Center at Exit 130 of the Garden State Parkway. Uses Metuchen ZIP code 08840John McCormac, who served as mayor, originated from this area. In 2006 he advocated for recognizing it as a distinct community, and after that point residents began doing such. Metropark Office center built around Metropark station near the interchange of New Jersey Route 27 and Garden State Parkway Oak Tree Road In Iselin and EdisonPort Reading Sand Hills Sand Hills is a neighborhood straddling Woodbridge and adjacent Edison.The Sand Hills of BonhamtownSewaren Shore View Along the Garden State Parkway near the Edison borderWoodbridge Proper The original settlement of Woodbridge. Site of Woodbridge Station. Woodbridge Center Shopping mall at U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 9 Woodbridge Oaks Along the Garden State Parkway near the Edison border
See also Middlesex Greenway (New Jersey) List of neighborhoods in Edison, New Jersey Neighborhoods in Perth Amboy, New Jersey
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