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Plainsboro Center, New Jersey

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Plainsboro Center, New Jersey

Plainsboro Center is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Plainsboro Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 2,760, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 48 (+1.8%) from the 2,712 recorded at the 2010 census..

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About Plainsboro Center

Plainsboro Center, NJ is a small unincorporated community located in central New Jersey.

Plainsboro Center holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.73 square miles.

📰 Plainsboro Center News Today

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Plainsboro Center Unique

  • The only place in America named Plainsboro Center — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
  • An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
  • 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.
  • Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
  • Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Plainsboro Center

  • Jhopri — indian
  • Lotus Garden — chinese
  • Romeo's Restaurant & Pizza — pizza
  • Hiro Asian Bistro — asian
  • RedBerry Frozen Yogurt — ice cream
  • TacoRito — tex-mex
  • The Black Pearl — cafe (café)
  • The Original Steak and Hoagie

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

  • Historic Wicoff House Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Plainsboro Center

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

🏫 Schools in Plainsboro Center

  • Community Middle School
  • J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School
  • Millstone River School
  • Town Center Elementary School at Plainsboro
  • West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North

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

⚡ Quick Facts

StateNew Jersey
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.73 sq mi
Coordinates40.3313, -74.5916

🗺️ Map of Plainsboro Center

🏘️ Nearby Communities

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