Basking Ridge, New Jersey

"Basking Ridge" redirects here. For other uses, see Basking Ridge (disambiguation).

Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Street scene in Basking Ridge
Basking Ridge Location in Somerset County Basking Ridge Location in New Jersey Basking Ridge Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40.7062°N 74.5493°W / 40.7062; -74.5493
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Somerset
Township	Bernards
Area
• Total	6.80 sq mi (17.60 km2)
• Land	6.75 sq mi (17.48 km2)
• Water	0.046 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation	335 ft (102 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	7,196
• Density	1,066/sq mi (411.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	07920, 07939
Area code	908
FIPS code	34-03340
GNIS feature ID	2806230

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Map of Basking Ridge ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 07920

Basking Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Bernards Township in the Somerset Hills region of Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

Settled during colonial times, Basking Ridge is in the Raritan Valley and is a commercial hub for northern-central New Jersey and is a commuter town of New York City. It was home to the old AT&T Headquarters, now operated by Verizon. Basking Ridge is the current headquarters for Verizon Wireless and Peraton Labs (both AT&T successors), Collabera, and Lawyer.com. The community also hosts a train station along the Gladstone Branch (one of the two branches of the Morris & Essex Lines), which connects to Hoboken Terminal and New York Penn Station.

The community of Basking Ridge is part of greater Bernards Township, which also includes the neighborhoods of Liberty Corner, Lyons and West Millington.

It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 7,196.