Welcome to Berkeley Heights ...

Berkeley Heights is located in Union County<1>.

The location of Berkeley Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berkeley Heights, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Berkeley Heights: Berkeley Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Berkeley Heights is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Berkeley Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Berkeley Heights: (908)

Communities near Berkeley Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Berkeley Heights.

• Newark
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Elizabeth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Clifton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Bayonne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• East Orange
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• New Brunswick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Perth Amboy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perth Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
  • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
• Plainfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Linden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
• Kearny
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearny
  • Kearny is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Berkeley Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Berkeley Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Berkeley Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Berkeley Heights.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Berkeley Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Berkeley Heights.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berkeley Heights ...

Looking for more information about Berkeley Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Berkeley Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Berkeley Heights.

Adding Berkeley Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Berkeley Heights in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Berkeley Heights was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Berkeley Heights on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for New Jersey (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berkeley Heights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Berkeley Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Union County: www.unioncountynj.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/