Basking Ridge, New Jersey

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Basking Ridge is a city in central New Jersey . Basking Ridge is in Bernards Township and the Somerset Hills in Somerset County . Basking Ridge is in ZIP Code Area 07920.

Basking Ridge consists of the districts

  • Liberty Corner, including The Hills
  • Lyons
  • West Millington

economy

Basking Ridge has long been home to AT&T World Headquarters. The building is now the headquarters of Verizon Wireless. In addition, the global headquarters of the telecommunications company Avaya is located in Basking Ridge .

Basking Ridge is also an industrially underdeveloped, upscale residential area.

schools

The school system in Bernards Township is one of the best in New Jersey. The schools in Basking Ridge are as follows.

Elementary Schools:

  • Liberty Corner
  • Oak Street
  • Mount Prospect
  • Cedar Hill

High Schools:

  • Ridge High School
  • William Annin Middle School

tourism

  • The Big Oak Tree in the city center is 600 years old. George Washington is said to have picnic under him in the 1770s.
  • "Brick Academy"
  • Historic Center of Liberty Corner
  • Lord Sterling Park

sons and daughters of the town

Coordinates: 40 ° 43 ′  N , 74 ° 33 ′  W