Welcome to Scotch Plains ...

Scotch Plains is located in Union County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scotch Plains, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1804.

A typical abbreviation for Scotch Plains: Scotch Plns.

Scotch Plains is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Scotch Plains: (908)

Communities near Scotch Plains ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Scotch Plains.

• Newark
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Elizabeth
  (9 miles [14.5 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
• Passaic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Bayonne
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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
• Hoboken
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
  • Hoboken is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
• Perth Amboy
  (11 miles [17.7 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

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 Scotch Plains. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scotch Plains.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Scotch Plains. 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 Scotch Plains.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scotch Plains ...

Looking for more information about Scotch Plains? 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 Scotch Plains, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Scotch Plains.

Adding Scotch Plains to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Scotch Plains 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 Scotch Plains was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Scotch Plains post office opened in 1804.

We also found Scotch Plains in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scotch Plains.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Scotch Plains. 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/