Somerville (New Jersey)

Somerville is the county seat of Somerset County in central New Jersey.

J. Harper Smith Mansion, 228 Altamont Place

Though the population of the Borough of Somerville numbers less than 18,000, it feels like a real city, with a substantial center focused on and around Main Street with considerable traffic, business activity and both historical and contemporary buildings. It is an attractive town with quite a few restaurants and shops, a beautiful old post office that's still in operation and a number of historic churches, well worth your checking out if you are in the area.

Somerville has a NJ Transit station on the Raritan Valley Line, with direct trains from Newark.

• 🌍 Somerville railway station (A few blocks south of city centre). (updated Oct 2020)