| Washington Crossing, New Jersey | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Mercer County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Washington Crossing |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mercer |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Hopewell |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.29 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.25 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 371 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1478.1 |
| Elevation Ft: | 59 |
| Coordinates: | 40.2967°N -74.8669°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 08560 (Titusville) |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | [3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 881558 |
Washington Crossing is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[4] in Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, in the United States. The CDP and surrounding Hopewell Township lie on the eastern flank of the Washington Crossing Bridge spanning the Delaware River. Washington Crossing State Park is located adjacent to the community in New Jersey, while across the river lies Washington Crossing Historic Park in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania.[5] As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 371.
The community was the eastern landing point following George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on the night of December 25–26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. The Delaware and Raritan feeder canal runs along the river through the community.[6]
Washington Crossing is on the east bank of the Delaware River in northwestern Mercer County. New Jersey Route 29 (River Road) passes through the community, leading southeast (downriver) 8miles to Trenton, the state capital, and northwest (upriver) 7miles to Lambertville. The Washington Crossing Bridge, built in 1904, crosses the Delaware to Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, from where Pennsylvania Route 532 leads southwest 6miles to Newtown, Pennsylvania.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.29sqmi, of which 0.25sqmi are land and 0.04sqmi, or 14.6%, are water.
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Washington Crossing include: