Gillette, New Jersey

About Gillette

Gillette is a small unincorporated community in northern New Jersey.

Officially, Gillette is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.32 square miles.

📰 Gillette News Today

• Gillette Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27
• Greg Gillette, New Hillsborough Local Historian, Uses History to Connect People Town Topics · Nov 19
• Michael John Ruggiano Obituary | Valley Memorial Funeral Home | Gillette, NJ Tribute Archive · Aug 10
• Barbara Gillette Obituary - Livingston, NJ Dignity Memorial · Feb 9
• Robert Bogle Obituary (2026) - Gillette, NJ NJ.com · Mar 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Gillette Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New Jersey — one of 700 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Gillette

• Hop Hing - Berkeley Heights — chinese
• Mountain Hill Bistro (café)
• Pak American Halal Grill
• Casa Maya — mexican
• Chimney Rock Inn — american
• Delicious Heights — american
• Oporto BBQ — portuguese
• Station House Cafe — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Snyder Avenue Spraypark · Water park

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Gillette

• Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Passaic River County Reservation reviews ★
• Passaic River Park reviews ★
• Peppertown Park reviews ★
• Snyder Avenue Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Gillette

• Columbia Middle School
• Gillette Elementary School
• Mountain Park School
• William Woodruff School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Gillette

🏘️ Nearby Communities