| North Branch, New Jersey | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Somerset County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| 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 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 40.6019°N -74.6775°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 878824 |
North Branch is an unincorporated community and hamlet located mostly within Branchburg, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.[1] A portion of North Branch is located in Bridgewater. The hamlet of North Branch, located on both sides of the North Branch of the Raritan River, brings the ambiance of a small village and charm to the area.
The North Branch Volunteer Fire Company provides fire protection to western Bridgewater Township and northern Branchburg Township. The company's 30 volunteers cover almost 12sqmi and 15,000 residents.
The Branchburg portion of the area is home to the Midland School, a school serving students with developmental disabilities from a number of public school districts. In 2005, the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District opened Milltown School, an elementary school located on the east bank of the North Branch river.
Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) is located north of the intersection of old Route 28 and Lamington Road on a 240acres site acquired in 1968.[2] Rutgers University has a partnership with Raritan Valley Community College that allows students who have an associate degree to complete a bachelor's degree through the off-campus Rutgers location at Raritan Valley Community College's North Branch campus.[3]
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with North Branch include:
The North Branch Historic District on the western side of the North Branch was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 2012.