Port Reading
| Port Reading | |
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 Location in New Jersey
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | New Jersey |
| County : | Middlesex County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 34 ′ N , 74 ° 15 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 3,728 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 642.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 7.4 km 2 (about 3 mi 2 ) of which 5.8 km 2 (about 2 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 6 m |
| Postal code : | 07064 |
| Area code : | +1 732 |
| FIPS : | 34-60540 |
| GNIS ID : | 0879444 |
Port Reading is a settlement and census-designated place within the community of Woodbridge in Middlesex County , New Jersey , USA . At the 2010 census , 3728 inhabitants were registered.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 7.4 km 2 , of which 5.8 km 2 is land and 1.6 km 2 (21.75%) is water.
history
Port Reading was built in the late 19th century by the Reading Railroad of Pennsylvania as a transshipment port mainly for the anthracite coal mined in Pennsylvania. In 1892 the port of Bound Brook, New Jersey, was connected to a new railway line, the Port Reading Railroad.