Woodbridge, New Jersey
Woodbridge is a community of 20,756 people in Middlesex County, New Jersey.
Why visit Woodbridge
Townapedia lists 19 museums and landmarks, 34 parks and trails, 57 places to eat, 13 places to stay and 11 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Union County Performing Arts Center, Driscoll Bridge, Barron Library and Conference House.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 88°F; January lows average 24°F, and about 21 inches of snow fall in a normal year.
Weather in Woodbridge
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Woodbridge
Woodbridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) within Woodbridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 19,839, out of 103,639 in all of Woodbridge Township. Despite the similarity in the name of the CDP and the township, the two are not coextensive; the CDP occupies 15.7% of the township's 24.51 square miles (63.5 km2).
From the Wikipedia article Woodbridge (CDP), New Jersey (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do11
Union County Performing Arts Center
Cinema and theater · National Register of Historic Places · 4.0 mi
Theater and former movie theater in Rahway, New Jersey, United States
Driscoll Bridge
Bridge · 3.1 mi
Toll bridge in New Jersey carrying the Garden State Parkway
Outerbridge Crossing
Bridge · 2.9 mi
Bridge between New Jersey and New York
Rahway River Bridge
Bridge · 3.9 mi
Bridge in Union County, New Jersey
Raritan Bay Drawbridge
Bridge · 4.0 mi
Bridge in United States of America
Stephen J. Capestro Theatre
Cinema and theater · 2.8 mi
Outdoor theater in Edison, New Jersey
Museums and landmarks19
Barron Library
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.9 mi
Historic building in Woodbridge, New Jersey
Conference House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.9 mi
Staten Island, New York location listed on National Register of Historic Places
Kearny Cottage
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.4 mi
Historic house in New Jersey, United States
Kreischer House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.9 mi
NY location listed on National Register of Historic Places
Metuchen Post Office
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 4.0 mi
Historic building in Metuchen, New Jersey
Middlesex Avenue–Woodwild Park Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.8 mi
Historic district in Metuchen, New Jersey
Perth Amboy
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.1 mi
NJ Transit railway station
Perth Amboy City Hall and Surveyor General's Office
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.4 mi
Historic buildings in Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Perth Amboy Public Library
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.1 mi
Public library in Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Proprietary House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.6 mi
Historic building in Perth Amboy, New Jersey
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Roosevelt Hospital
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.7 mi
Historic building in Edison, New Jersey
Eagleswood Military Academy
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.7 mi
7 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds34
Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve
Park · 3.2 mi
State park in Staten Island, New York
Conference House Park
Park · 3.9 mi
Park in the United States of America
22 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes57
Dave & Buster's
Diner · American · 0.8 mi
274 Woodbridge Center Drive, Woodbridge
Mo-Th 11:00-24:00; Fr 11:00-01:00, Sa 10:00-01:00, Su 10:00-24:00
Margaritas Mexican Restaurant
Restaurant · Mexican · 2.2 mi
53 US Route 1, Metuchen
Mo-Th 11:30-22:00; Fr 11:30-23:00; Sa 10:30-23:00; Su 10:30-22:00
Mulberry Street Restaurant
Restaurant · Italian · 1.2 mi
739 Rahway Avenue, Woodbridge
Mo off; Tu-Th 11:30-22:00; Fr 11:30-23:00; Sa 16:00-23:00; Su 15:00-21:00
Olive Garden
Restaurant · Italian · 1.0 mi
510 Woodbridge Center Drive, Woodbridge
Mo-Th,Su 11:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-23:00
Perkins
Diner · American · 1.4 mi
1009 Saint Georges Avenue, Colonia
Su 08:00-17:00; Mo-Th 09:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 08:00-18:00
Rosevelt's Deli
Restaurant · Sandwich · 1.8 mi
684 King Georges Post Road, Woodbridge Township
Mo-Fr 06:00-22:00; Sa 07:00-22:00; Su 08:00-15:00
Yo Delight
Cafe · Ice Cream · 0.4 mi
82 Main Street, Woodbridge
Mo-Th 15:00-21:00; Fr 15:00-21:30; Sa 14:00-21:30; Su 14:00-21:00
Chris Michael's Steakhouse
Restaurant · 0.5 mi
40 Oakwood Avenue, Woodbridge
Mo 16:00-22:00; Tu-Th 11:30-22:00; Fr 11:30-23:00; Sa 14:00-23:00;...
The Original Pancake House
Restaurant · 2.1 mi
61 US Route 1, Metuchen
Mo-Th 08:00-15:00; Fr-Su 07:00-15:00
45 more on the map.
Where to stay13
Churches and places of worship23
Trinity Episcopal Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 0.9 mi
650 Rahway Avenue, Woodbridge
First Presbyterian Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 0.9 mi
Simpson United Methodist Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 3.3 mi
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 3.6 mi
Saint Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church
Church · Catholic · 1.9 mi
436 Port Reading Avenue, Port Reading
Shopping24
Gas and EV charging14
Schools, colleges and libraries58
Academy For Urban Leadership Charter School
School · 2.3 mi
612 Amboy Ave, Perth Amboy
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
School · 5.9 mi
2485 Woodbridge Avenue, Edison
Healthcare6
Map of Woodbridge
250 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 24°F | 3.8 in | 5.1 in |
| Feb | 44°F | 26°F | 3.1 in | 8.3 in |
| Mar | 53°F | 32°F | 4.3 in | 5.3 in |
| Apr | 66°F | 42°F | 3.6 in | 0.1 in |
| May | 75°F | 51°F | 4.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 84°F | 60°F | 4.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 88°F | 66°F | 5.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 86°F | 64°F | 4.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 79°F | 58°F | 4.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 66°F | 46°F | 4.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 56°F | 36°F | 3.5 in | 0.2 in |
| Dec | 46°F | 29°F | 4.2 in | 2.4 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Plainfield Hcn (7 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Middlesex County has had 17 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2021-09-05: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2021-09-02: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2020-03-25: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2016-03-14: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm (Severe Storm)
- 2012-10-30: Hurricane Sandy (Hurricane)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Linden Airport (LDJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 5 miles away.
- Fords 2 mi southwest, about 3 min by car
- Iselin 2 mi northwest, about 3 min by car
- Perth Amboy 2 mi south, about 4 min by car
- Avenel 2 mi north, about 4 min by car
- Colonia 3 mi northwest, about 5 min by car
- Rahway 4 mi north, about 6 min by car
- Carteret 4 mi northeast, about 6 min by car
- Metuchen 4 mi west, about 7 min by car
- Linden 6 mi northeast, about 9 min by car
- Sayreville 6 mi south, about 10 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- 2018-05-18 16 58 39 View north along New Jersey State Route 35 (Amboy Avenue) at Middlesex County Route 514 (Main Street) in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2018-05-20 17 58 43 View east along Middlesex County Route 514 (Main Street) between Grove Street and Mattison Street in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2020-10-28 10 20 12 View west along Middlesex County Route 514 (Main Street) at the exit for U.S. Route 9 NORTH (Newark) in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- CR 514 eb in downtown Woodbridge, NJ, Nov. 2025, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2021-09-26 11 43 36 View east along Middlesex County Route 514 (Main Street) from the overpass for U.S. Route 9 in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2021-09-26 11 41 23 View west along Middlesex County Route 514 (Main Street) from the overpass for U.S. Route 9 in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- CR 514 eb at US 9 nb, Woodbridge, NJ, Nov. 2025, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2020-10-28 16 56 34 View east along Middlesex County Route 514 (Main Street) at the exit for U.S. Route 9 NORTH (Newark) in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2020-10-28 10 22 40 View west along Middlesex County Route 514 (Main Street) at the exit for U.S. Route 9 SOUTH in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2020-10-28 16 54 59 View east along Middlesex County Route 514 (Main Street) at the exit for U.S. Route 9 SOUTH (Shore Points) in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Woodbridge, NJ post office, Nov. 2025, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2020-08-22 13 35 00 View north along U.S. Route 9 at the exit TO Middlesex County Route 604 EAST (Green Street) in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2020-07-12 08 50 01 View south along Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike) at Exit 11 (Garden State Parkway, U.S. Route 9, Woodbridge) in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Woodbridge NJ train station South entrance 01, Olegnaumov, CC0
- 2018-05-21 09 19 30 View south along Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike) just north of Exit 11 (Garden State Parkway, U.S. Route 9, Woodbridge) in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Heards Brook, Woodbridge, NJ, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Race and ethnicity 2020 Woodbridge, NJ, CensusDots, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Woodbridge NJ train station South entrance 02, Olegnaumov, CC0
- 2021-05-25 17 43 44 View south along Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike) from the overpass for New Jersey State Route 35 (Amboy Avenue) in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2021-05-25 17 45 56 View north along Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike) from the overpass for New Jersey State Route 35 (Amboy Avenue) in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Woodbridge Township, NJ Municipal Complex, Nov. 2025, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- 1951 Woodbridge, NJ, train wreck site, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2021-05-25 17 53 31 Cheat grass along Fulton Street in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2021-05-25 17 30 40 View north along Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike) from the overpass for the ramp to U.S. Route 9 and New Jersey State Route 444 (Garden State Parkway) in Woodbridge Township..., Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2021-05-25 17 30 10 View south along Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike) from the overpass for the ramp to U.S. Route 9 and New Jersey State Route 444 (Garden State Parkway) in Woodbridge Township..., Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2021-07-19 18 54 59 View north along Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike) just north of Exit 11 in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2021-05-25 17 52 00 View south along Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike) from the overpass for Fulton Street in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2021-05-25 17 54 36 View north along Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike) from the overpass for the rail line just north of Fulton Street in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2020-08-14 09 44 09 View south along U.S. Route 9 at the exit for Middlesex County Route 604 EAST (Green Street) in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2021-07-22 16 23 30 View north along U.S. Route 9 from the overpass for the southbound truck lanes of Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike) in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2021-07-22 18 32 58 View south along U.S. Route 9 from the overpass for the rail line near Middlesex County Route 604 (Green Street) in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2021-07-22 16 19 39 View south along U.S. Route 9 from the overpass for the southbound truck lanes of Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike) in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2021-07-22 18 33 10 View north along U.S. Route 9 from the overpass for the rail line near Middlesex County Route 604 (Green Street) in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Trinity Episcopal Church, Woodbridge, NJ - south west view, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- MetuchenPostOffice, KForce, CC BY-SA 3.0
- LawrenceKearnyHouse, KForce, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 300 Middlesex Avenue, Metuchen, NJ - Corbin House, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rahway theatre, PeterMac13, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Roosevelt Hospital, Edison, NJ - north view, Zeete, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Perth Amboy Station - April 2015, Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0
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