Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Basking Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Bernards Township in the Somerset Hills region of Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
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| Coordinates: 40.7062°N 74.5493°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Somerset |
| Township | Bernards |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.80 sq mi (17.60 km2) |
| • Land | 6.75 sq mi (17.48 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2) |
| Elevation | 335 ft (102 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 7,196 |
| • Density | 1,066.07/sq mi (411.60/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07920, 07939 |
| Area code | 908 |
| FIPS code | 34-03340 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2806230 |
Settled during colonial times, Basking Ridge is in the Raritan Valley and is a commercial hub for northern-central New Jersey and is a commuter town of New York City. It was home to the old AT&T Headquarters, now operated by Verizon. Basking Ridge is the current headquarters for Collabera, Verizon Wireless, Peraton Labs, Lawyer.com, and Barnes & Noble College Booksellers. The community also hosts a train station along the Gladstone Branch (one of the two branches of the Morris & Essex Lines), which connects to Hoboken Terminal and New York Penn Station.
The community of Basking Ridge is part of greater Bernards Township, which also includes the neighborhoods of Liberty Corner, Lyons and West Millington.
It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 7,196.