Colonia, New Jersey

About Colonia

Colonia is a small unincorporated community in eastern New Jersey.

Colonia holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.03 square miles.

📰 Colonia News Today

• Colonia ‘Ms. Veteran America’ Finalist Promotes the Plight of NJ Homeless Women Veterans TAPinto · Aug 17
• Colonia Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Severe Thunderstorms Take Out Trees And Power Lines In Colonia And Edison newjersey.news12.com · May 21
• Obituary for Mary Ann Delutis Gosselin Funeral Home · Feb 12
• Albert Joseph Principe's Obituary, Visitation & Funeral Information parsellfuneralhomes.com · Jul 30

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Colonia Unique

• The only place in America named Colonia — 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.
• Positioned in eastern 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 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Colonia

• Mijo's Pizza — pizza
• Bamboo House — chinese
• China Garden — chinese
• Colonia BBQ
• Colonia Pizza — pizza
• Denny's — american
• Karly's Pizza — pizza
• Luna piza — pizza
• Manna Sushi — sushi
• Three in One

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Animal Haven · Zoo

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Colonia

• Beatrice Parkway Park reviews ★
• Charles Shaughnessy Park reviews ★
• Merrill Park reviews ★
• North Edison Park reviews ★
• Oak Ridge Park reviews ★
• Remembrance Park reviews ★
• Tully Field reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Colonia

• Carl H. Kumpf School
• Claremont Avenue Elementary School
• Colonia High School
• Colonia Middle School
• Frank K. Hehnly
• Franklin D Roosevelt School
• James Madison Primary School
• Lynn Crest Elementary School
• Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School
• Pennsylvania Avenue Elementary School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Colonia

🏘️ Nearby Communities