Unincorporated areas in the state of New Jersey are communities that are part of one or more incorporated municipalities. Some of the areas have official recognition as a Census-designated place, such as Somerset, New Jersey which is part of Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. Other communities have their own ZIP Code because they have their own post office such as Deans, New Jersey, which is part of South Brunswick Township, New Jersey. Other communities were once single-owner large farms that were later incorporated into a neighboring township such as Middlebush, New Jersey. Some smaller communtities are incorporated into larger urban areas, such as when Greenville was merged into Jersey City This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ... Somerset is a census-designated place located in Somerset County, New Jersey. ... Franklin Township is a township located in Somerset County, New Jersey. ... Mr. ... Deans is an unincorporated area located within South Brunswick Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey. ... yeah SB! Actually this city sucks ass nothing ever happens. ... Milk bottle from Somerset Farms in Middlebush, NJ Middlebush is an unincorporated area community in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. ... Greenville is a neighborhood of Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. ... Location of Jersey City within New Jersey. ...

In New Jersey, all unincorporated areas belong to, and are part of, a City, Township, Town, Borough or Village and pay property taxes to that entity. In other parts of the United States, unincorporated areas don't belong to any municipality and the residents don't pay property taxes to any local government. Such unincorporated areas are governed and taxed by county or civil township level government. Modern forms of municipal government Walsh Act/Commission 1923 Municipal Manager Faulkner Act forms of municipal government Mayor-Council Council-Manager Small Municipality Mayor-Council-Administrator A City in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. ... Modern forms of municipal government Walsh Act/Commission 1923 Municipal Manager Faulkner Act forms of municipal government Mayor-Council Council-Manager Small Municipality Mayor-Council-Administrator A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. ... Modern forms of municipal government Walsh Act/Commission 1923 Municipal Manager Faulkner Act forms of municipal government Mayor-Council Council-Manager Small Municipality Mayor-Council-Administrator A Town in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. ... A Borough (sometimes spelled Boro on road signage) in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of twelve forms of municipal government. ... Modern forms of municipal government Walsh Act/Commission 1923 Municipal Manager Faulkner Act forms of municipal government Mayor-Council Council-Manager Small Municipality Mayor-Council-Administrator A village in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. ... United States of America, showing states, divided into counties. ... A civil township is a widely-used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to a county. ...