Frenchtown, New Jersey

About Frenchtown

Frenchtown, NJ is a small town located in western New Jersey, home to 1,495 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Frenchtown is a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 1.13 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,323 residents per square mile.

📰 Frenchtown News Today

• Frenchtown advances ordinance to help residents age in place Central New Jersey News · Oct 11
• Green Acres | Success Story - Frenchtown New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (.gov) · Apr 16
• Frenchtown advances aging-in-place ordinance to ease home modifications WRNJ Radio · Oct 1
• This NJ River Town Was Named America’s Best Small Arts + Culture Town NJ Family · Aug 31
• Delaware Valley High School (Frenchtown, NJ) Baseball MaxPreps · Oct 1

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 Frenchtown Unique

• Positioned in western 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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Frenchtown

• Perfect Day Cafe (café)
• Sky Café — breakfast
• Tavern 519
• Frenchtown Cafe
• Golden Pheasant Inn
• Kasey's On The Delaware
• Napoli Pizza & Italian Restaurant
• The Bridge Cafe (café)

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Stover Mill Gallery · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Frenchtown

• Cooley Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Frenchtown Park reviews ★
• Frenchtown Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Giving Pond Recreation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Horseshoe Bend Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kingwood Park reviews ★
• Lockatong Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• River Islands Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Tinicum Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Frenchtown

• Alexandria Township School
• Delaware Valley Regional High School
• Frenchtown Elementary
• Kingwood Township School
• Lester D. Wilson Elementary School
• Tinicum El Sch

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Frenchtown

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