The Ponds, New Jersey Explained

Official Name:The Ponds, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Middlesex County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:The Ponds
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Middlesex County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
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Coordinates:40.3486°N -74.4636°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Middlesex
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Monroe
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.23
Area Land Sq Mi:0.22
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Area Total Km2:0.59
Area Land Km2:0.56
Area Water Km2:0.03
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:941
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Density Sq Mi:4316.51
Population Density Km2:1667.55
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Ft:135
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:08831 (Monroe Township)
Area Code:732/848
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806200

The Ponds is a planned community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, the year it was first listed as a CDP, the population was 941.[2]

Geography

The community is in southern Middlesex County and the southern part of Monroe Township, bordered to the west by Clearbrook, to the north and east by Concordia, and to the south by Union Valley Road. It is 4miles south of Jamesburg and 5miles northeast of Hightstown.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 0.23sqmi, of which 0.01sqmi, or 4.80%, are water.[1] The community is within the drainage area of Cranbury Brook, which flows west to the Millstone River and is part of the Raritan River watershed.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey. United States Census Bureau . August 20, 2024.
  2. Web site: P1. Race – The Ponds CDP, New Jersey: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. August 20, 2024.
  3. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey