| Official Name: | Cranford, New Jersey |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Union County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Cranford CDP |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Union County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Coordinates: | 40.6564°N -74.3036°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Union |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cranford |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.34 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.34 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.88 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.87 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2032 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 6029.67 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2329.31 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 69 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 07016 |
| Area Code: | 908 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | [3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2389371 |
Cranford is a census-designated place (CDP)[4] comprising the downtown part of Cranford Township, Union 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 population was 2,032.[5]
The CDP is bordered by Lincoln Avenue to the south and southwest, by the borough of Garwood to the west, by an unnamed stream and the Rahway River to the north and northeast, by Centennial Avenue to the east, and by Lincoln Park to the southeast.[6] New Jersey Route 28 (North Avenue) runs through the center of downtown, as does the NJ Transit Raritan Valley Line, with access at Cranford station. Elizabeth is 5miles to the east, and Plainfield is 6miles to the southwest.
| White alone (NH) | 1,514 | 74.51% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 92 | 4.53% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 3 | 0.15% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 95 | 4.68% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 15 | 0.74% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 68 | 3.35% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 245 | 12.06% | |
| Total | 2,032 | 100.00% |