Iselin, New Jersey

About Iselin

Iselin is a small unincorporated community in eastern New Jersey.

Officially, Iselin is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.15 square miles.

📰 Iselin News Today

• Thieves Snatch $1M in Jewelry From New Jersey Jeweler nationaljeweler.com · Aug 18
• News | Financial firm expands in Iselin, New Jersey costar.com · May 13
• Julia Velez Pugh Obituary | Costello-Runyon Funeral Home | Iselin, NJ Tribute Archive · Aug 13
• 4 masked men steal about $1 million in jewelry from Woodbridge store, police say newjersey.news12.com · Aug 9
• Iselin Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Iselin Unique

• The only place in America named Iselin — 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

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Iselin

• Bombay Talk — indian
• Chili's — tex-mex
• Dakshin Express — indian
• Egg Mania — indian
• Kandahar — turkish
• Ming Restaurant — seafood
• Mughal Express — indian
• Oakwood Pizza — pizza
• Papa Pancho Pizza — pizza
• Perkins — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Iselin

• Cooper Avenue Playground reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Iselin

• Indiana Avenue Elementary School
• Iselin Middle School
• James Madison Intermediate School
• John F. Kennedy Memorial High School
• John P. Stevens High School
• Kennedy Park Elementary School
• Oak Tree Road Elementary School
• Robert Mascenik Elementary School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Iselin

🏘️ Nearby Communities