| Neshanic Station, New Jersey | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Somerset County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Neshanic Station |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Somerset County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Somerset |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Branchburg |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 24.60 |
| Area Land Km2: | 24.29 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.31 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 9.50 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 9.38 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.12 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 5224 |
| Population Density Km2: | 215.08 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 557.0 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | Eastern (EDT) |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
| Coordinates: | 40.5081°N -74.7303°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | [3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 878715 |
Neshanic Station is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[4] located within Branchburg and extending into Hillsborough Township, Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[5] In 2016 most of the village was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Neshanic Station Historic District.[6]
As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 5,224.[2]
Neshanic Station comes from the Algonquian language meaning "double stream," and the community featured a station along the defunct South Branch Railroad, later a branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The Lehigh Line of Norfolk Southern Railway (formerly the Lehigh Valley Railroad) still runs on tracks north of the community. Neshanic Station is situated at a latitude of 40.508N and a longitude of -74.73W. It is in the Eastern Standard Time Zone with an elevation of 92 feet.[7]
The South Branch Raritan River passes east of the community. The Elm Street Bridge is a lenticular truss bridge that carries Elm Street (Somerset County Route 667) over the river out of the community to River Road (CR 567).
| Neshanic Station Historic District | |
| Nrhp Type: | hd |
| Nocat: | y |
| Location: | Maple Avenue, Fairview Drive; Elm, Olive, Pearl, Main, Marshall Streets; Woodfern Road |
| Architecture: | Italianate, Gothic Revival, Queen Anne |
| Added: | February 8, 2016 |
| Refnum: | 15001051 |
| Designated Other1 Name: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
| Designated Other1 Abbr: | NJRHP |
| Designated Other1 Link: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
| Designated Other1 Date: | December 17, 2015 |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 2903[8] |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
| Designated Other1 Color: |
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The Neshanic Station Historic District is a historic district encompassing the village. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 8, 2016 for its significance in community development from 1857 to 1940. It includes 94 contributing buildings and 5 contributing structures.[9]
Neshanic Mills, also listed on the NRHP, is one of the last remaining grist mills along the South Branch Raritan River.[10]
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Neshanic Station include: