Edison

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Edison is a large, diverse township in central New Jersey known for its suburban communities, major transportation links, and historical association with inventor Thomas Edison.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
township
areaCode 732
848
contains Menlo Park Mall
Middlesex County College
Oak Tree Road commercial district
Raritan Center business park
Roosevelt Park NERFINISHED
Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park
country United States
county Middlesex County NERFINISHED
governmentType Faulkner Act mayor–council
hasCharacteristic ethnically diverse population
large township by population
hasCommunityCollege Middlesex County College
hasDemographicGroup large Asian American community
large Indian American community
hasHistoricalAssociationWith Thomas Edison
hasMajorIndustry light manufacturing
logistics and warehousing
retail
hasNotableDistrict Oak Tree Road Little India
hasPublicHighSchool Edison High School
John P. Stevens High School
hasRailStation Edison station
Metuchen station
hasSchoolDistrict Edison Township Public Schools
hasSettlementType suburban community
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Metuchen
New Brunswick
Woodbridge Township
locatedOn Raritan River watershed
namedAfter Thomas Edison
nearAirport Newark Liberty International Airport
partOf New York metropolitan area
Raritan Valley
postalCodePrefix 08817
08820
08837
region Central New Jersey
servedBy NJ Transit
state New Jersey
traversedBy Interstate 287 NERFINISHED
New Jersey Turnpike NERFINISHED
Route 27
U.S. Route 1


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