Fanwood, New Jersey

About Fanwood

Fanwood, NJ is a close-knit town located in northern New Jersey, home to 7,968 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Fanwood is a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 1.34 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 5,946 residents per square mile.

📰 Fanwood News Today

• Wayne Misner Obituary (2026) - Fanwood, NJ - nj.com NJ.com · Oct 8
• Meet of the Week: Scotch Plains-Fanwood Nips Westfield On New Jersey · Oct 6
• Live Music Coming To Fanwood With Tracy Colletto, The Naked Sun Patch · Oct 7
• Jennifer Carvalho Named NJSIAA Boys Volleyball Coach of the Year After Leading Scotch Plains-Fanwood to 2025-26 State Title TAPinto · Oct 8
• NJ no longer much cheaper than NYC — after cost of living skyrockets $41K New York Post · Oct 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest New Jersey headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Fanwood Unique

• The only place in America named Fanwood — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New Jersey — one of 700 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 7,968.
• Easy reach of Plainfield (2 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Fanwood

• Massa — italian
• Miller's Ale House — american
• Char Steakhouse — steak house
• Fanwood Bagel
• Grano Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant — pizza
• Highlander Restaurant — breakfast
• Main Star Chinese Restaurant — chinese
• Osaka Japanese Cuisine — japanese
• Stage House Tavern

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fanwood

• Ash Brook Reservation · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Brookside Park reviews ★
• Brunner Park reviews ★
• Carriage House Park reviews ★
• Fanwood Borough Hall Basin reviews ★
• Fanwood Borough Hall Lawn reviews ★
• Fanwood Nature Center · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Farley Road Park reviews ★
• Forest Road Park reviews ★
• Green Forest Park reviews ★
• Greenside Playground reviews ★
• Historic Fanwood Train Station Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Fanwood

• Academy For Allied Health Sciences
• Academy For Performing Arts
• Evergreen Elementary School
• Hillcrest Academy-North
• Howard B. Brunner Elementary School
• J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School
• Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School
• School One Elementary
• Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
• Terrill Middle School
• UNION REGIONAL SCHOOL
• Union County Career & Technical Institute
• Union County Magnet High School
• William J. McGinn Elementary School

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

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