Union, New Jersey

About Union

Set in the northeastern part of New Jersey, Union is a small unincorporated community.

Union holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.26 square miles.

📰 Union News Today

• Patricia Flanagan Obituary (2026) - Union, NJ NJ.com · Aug 18
• The Union's new third jersey pays tribute to the rest of the city's sports scene Inquirer.com · Aug 13
• 5 Year Old Dies After Falling Into Union Swimming Pool News12 | New Jersey · Aug 12
• NJ 5-Year-Old Dies After Drowning In Pool Patch · Aug 11
• Union Art Gallery to Host ‘Art Is Therapy’ Exhibit Featuring Tony C. Mills TAPinto · Aug 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Union Unique

• One of 15 places in the US named Union — but the New Jersey one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.26 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northeastern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Union

• Applebee's — american
• Burnett BBQ
• Golden Wings - Fish and Chicken
• Ayala Coffee (café)
• Casa Manila — filipino
• KBs BBQ SMOKEHOUSE — barbecue
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Union

• Biertempful Park reviews ★
• Biertuempful Park reviews ★
• Elizabeth River Parkway reviews ★
• Friberger Park reviews ★
• Garden State Chancellor Park reviews ★
• Greene Terrace Playground reviews ★
• Irvington Park reviews ★
• Lightning Brook Park reviews ★
• Rabkin Park reviews ★
• Sichel Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Union

• Augusta Preschool Academy
• Battle Hill Elementary
• Burnet Middle School
• Chancellor Avenue Elementary School
• Connecticut Farms Elementary
• Deanna G. Taylor Academy
• Franklin Elementary
• Hannah Caldwell Elementary
• Jefferson Elementary
• Kawameeh Middle School
• Livingston Elementary
• Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School
• Union Avenue Middle School
• Union High School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Union

🏘️ Nearby Communities