Pumptown, New Jersey
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Pumptown, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40°33′47″N 74°22′24″W / 40.56306°N 74.37333°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Middlesex |
Township | Edison |
Elevation | 108 ft (33 m) |
GNIS feature ID | 879554[1] |
Pumptown (also known as Pumptown Corners) is an unincorporated community located within Edison Township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2][3][4][5]
Pumptown is named after a public pump that stood in the middle of the intersection of Park Ave. and Plainfield Rd.[6]
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It is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density), its real estate primarily made up of medium-sized (three- or four-bedroom) to large (four- or more bedroom) single-family homes and townhomes. Most of the residential real estate is owner-occupied. Many are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Pumptown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 13, 2015.
- ^ "NJDOT Graphic Information System Maps Middlesex" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ Spies, Stacy (2001), Edison, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 9780738505497
- ^ Fleming, Herbert R. (1947). "Map of Middlesex County, New Jersey". Middlesex County (NJ). Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "A Guide To Edison" (PDF).
- ^ "Pumptown Edison, NJ 08820, Neighborhood Profile - NeighborhoodScout". www.neighborhoodscout.com.