Profile for Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, NJ

Berkeley Heights is on the Passaic River, in the Watchung Mountains

Bell Labs scientists invented the transistor here in 1948

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 4. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 0.3 per 1,000 people.

Nearby parks & recreation: Passaic River Park, Watchung Reservation

Historic sites and museums: Littell-Lord Farmhouse Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

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Hotels (8)

Libraries (27)

Museums (6)

Parks (3)

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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Berkeley Heights demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Union County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Newark area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 07974 ZIP code.

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• Berkeley Heights township government
• Union County government
• Berkeley Heights Chamber of Commerce

14% of Berkeley Heights residents report German ancestry, and 18% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Berkeley Heights ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Berkeley Heights
• Cemeteries in Union County
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• Union County Ancestry forum
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• Ancestry.com - NJ data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• New Jersey cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Berkeley Heights
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• Berkeley Heights business guide
• Berkeley Heights Chamber of Commerce
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• Courts in New Jersey
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• Crime in Union County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in New Jersey
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Berkeley Heights was $43,981, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• New Jersey economic data

52% of Berkeley Heights residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Post history questions in Union County genealogy forum

Median rent in Berkeley Heights, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $1,141.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $2,102.

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Libraries in Berkeley Heights include Berkeley Heights Free Public Library ... View libraries

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Union County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Berkeley Heights political report.

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The average commute time for Berkeley Heights workers is 30 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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• Berkeley Heights travel guide
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