Rahway, New Jersey
Rahway (/ˈrɔːweɪ/) is a city in southern Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A bedroom community of New York City, it is centrally located in the Rahway Valley region, in the New York metropolitan area. The city is 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Manhattan and 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Staten Island.
Rahway, New Jersey | |
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The historic Merchants' and Drovers' Tavern | |
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Location of Rahway in Union County, New Jersey (left). Inset map: Location of Union County in New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Rahway, New Jersey
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| Coordinates: 40.607152°N 74.280531°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Union |
| Incorporated | April 19, 1858 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
| • Body | City Council |
| • Mayor | Raymond A. Giacobbe Jr. (D, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Business administrator | Jonathan Parham |
| • Municipal clerk | Jeffrey Jotz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.04 sq mi (10.47 km2) |
| • Land | 3.90 sq mi (10.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.38 km2) 3.59% |
| • Rank | 295th of 565 in state 12th of 21 in county |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 29,556 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 29,693 |
| • Rank | 81st of 565 in state 6th of 21 in county |
| • Density | 7,586.2/sq mi (2,929.0/km2) |
| • Rank | 58th of 565 in state 7th of 21 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern Standard Time (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07065 |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 3403961530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885363 |
| Website | www |
Built on the navigable Rahway River, it was an industrial and artisanal craft city for much of its history. The city has increasingly reinvented itself in recent years as a diverse regional hub for the arts and biological sciences, with a new global headquarters for Merck & Co.
As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 29,556, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,210 (+8.1%) from the 27,346 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn had reflected an increase of 846 (+3.2%) from the 26,500 counted at the 2000 census.