| Official Name: | Bridgewater Center, New Jersey |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Somerset County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Bridgewater Center |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Somerset County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Coordinates: | 40.5969°N -74.6414°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Somerset |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Bridgewater |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.85 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.83 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Km2: | 15.16 |
| Area Land Km2: | 15.11 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.05 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Density Km2: | 402.56 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 110 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 08807 (Bridgewater) |
| Area Code: | 908 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | [3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2806057 |
| Population Total: | 6082 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1042.69 |
Bridgewater Center is a census-designated place (CDP)[4] located in the west-central part of Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census with a population of 4,616.[5]
Within Bridgewater Township, the community is bordered to the northeast by Green Knoll and to the southwest by Bradley Gardens. To the south it is bordered by the boroughs of Raritan and Somerville. It is bordered to the northwest by Bedminster Township and to the west by Branchburg Township.
Interstate 287 forms the northeast border of the CDP, separating it from Green Knoll, while U.S. Route 22 forms the southern border with Somerville. Farther to the west, Route 28 (Easton Turnpike) forms the CDP's border with Raritan and Bradley Gardens.
Bridgewater Center first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[6]
| White alone (NH) | 4,616 | 75.90% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 112 | 1.84% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 5 | 0.08% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 731 | 12.02% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0.02% | |
| Other race alone (NH) | 20 | 0.33% | |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 208 | 3.42% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 389 | 6.40% | |
| Total | 6,082 | 100.00% |