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Somerset County, New Jersey

One of New Jersey's most affluent counties - from Bridgewater's pharmaceutical hub and Franklin's diverse residential communities to the horse country of Far Hills, the Revolutionary War sites of Basking Ridge, and the Delaware and Raritan Canal corridor. Property tax, courts, public records, and senior services for Somerset County residents.

County Seat Somerville

Population 345,361

Founded 1688

County Website somersetcountynj.gov/clerk

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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

20 Grove St., Somerville, NJ 08876

(908) 231-7000

COUNTY CLERK

20 Grove St., Somerville, NJ 08876

(908) 231-7013

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20 Grove St., Somerville, NJ 08876

(908) 231-7150

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40 Grove St., Somerville, NJ 08876

(908) 231-7150

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20 Grove St., Somerville, NJ 08876

(908) 231-7000

COUNTY TREASURER

20 Grove St., Somerville, NJ 08876

(908) 231-7000

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About Somerset County

Somerset County is New Jersey’s eleventh most populous county and the 201st most populous in the United States, covering 305 square miles of central New Jersey’s rolling Piedmont terrain, consistently ranking among the wealthiest large counties in the country. Bridgewater...

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County SeatSomerville

Population345,361

Land Area305 mi²

Founded1688

Websitesomersetcountynj.gov/clerk

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