Welcome to East Brunswick ...
East Brunswick is located in Middlesex County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Brunswick, you might consider that their post office opened in 1959.
A typical abbreviation for East Brunswick: E. Brunswick
East Brunswick is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: East Brunswick lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for East Brunswick: 732 & 848<3>
The ZIP code for East Brunswick: 08816<4>
Communities Also Named East Brunswick ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Brunswick - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Brunswick.
Communities near East Brunswick ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Brunswick.
- Elizabeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- New Brunswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
- Perth Amboy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
- Plainfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Linden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Rahway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rahway is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
- Westfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- South Amboy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
- Shrewsbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
- Bloomfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 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 East Brunswick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Brunswick.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Brunswick. 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 East Brunswick.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Brunswick. See our Newspapers Page for East Brunswick.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Brunswick ...
Looking for more information about East Brunswick? 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 East Brunswick, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Brunswick.
Adding East Brunswick to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Brunswick 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 (so far) for East Brunswick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the East Brunswick post office opened in 1959.
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Brunswick.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Brunswick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 732 code has been Overlayed with the 848 area code. New phone numbers in the East Brunswick area will be assigned with one of these codes: 732 or 848. As a result, placing a call in the East Brunswick area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as East Brunswick). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Brunswick or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |