Census Data for Scotch Plains

As far as we can tell, Scotch Plains has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Scotch Plains, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Plainfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
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• Westfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Westfield is located in Union County
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• Summit
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Summit is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
• Rahway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rahway is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
• Linden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Linden is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
• Elizabeth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
• Port Reading
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Reading is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Reading
• Morristown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Morristown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown has also been known as:
  • New Hanover
  • West Hanover
• Perth Amboy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
• Bloomfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
• East Orange
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • East Orange is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
• New Brunswick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
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  • Newark
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Newark is located in Essex County
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  • South Amboy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
  • Borough of Essex Fells
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Essex Fells
    • The population in 2015 was estimated at 2,159 people. This represents a 2.18% increase since 2010.The 2010 Census gave a population of 2,113 people.

Union County ...

Scotch Plains is located in Union County<1>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Union County.

Miscellaneous Information for Scotch Plains ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Union County or the community of Scotch Plains:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Scotch Plains:
  • GNIS ID for Scotch Plains: 880427
  • GNIS ID for Union County: 882235
  • GNIS ID for State of New Jersey: 1779795

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 34 (New Jersey)
  • County Code: 039 (Union County)
  • Place Code: 66090 (Scotch Plains)
  • State & County Code: 34/039 (New Jersey / Union County)
  • State & Place Code: 34/66090 (New Jersey / Scotch Plains)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Scotch Plains is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

• The US Postal Service ZIP Code ...
  • While some people have used a ZIP code to identify a community, the purpose of the ZIP code was to make mail delivery more efficient by grouping addresses together. Although the ZIP Code doesn't specifically identify a community like Scotch Plains, it does identify addresses that are in (or near) Scotch Plains. It's important to remember that the boundaries of a ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned or overlapped with other ZIP Codes.
  • The ZIP code for Scotch Plains:07076<2>

• Census ZCTA Codes ...
  • The US Census Bureau created statistical entities that they call ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) and these ZCTAs are frequently confused with the ZIP codes that come from the US Postal Service (USPS).
  • ZCTAs were first created for the 2000 Census and at that time, they were based upon the USPS ZIP codes. While largely covering the same areas, the boundaries of a ZCTA do not necessarily match the boundaries of a postal ZIP code with the same number. For example, while a postal ZIP code can cross a county or state line, a Census ZCTA can not. They should be treated as separate entities with no correlation between them.

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Scotch Plains.