Sewaren, New Jersey

About Sewaren

Sewaren, NJ is a small unincorporated community located in eastern New Jersey.

Sewaren holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.22 square miles.

📰 Sewaren News Today

• Sewaren Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jul 31
• New Sewaren Waterfront Footbridge Leads the Way to County Park TAPinto · Jun 27
• Harold E. Albrecht Obituary April 22, 2026 - Costello-Koyen Funeral Homes, Inc. Costello-Koyen Funeral Homes, Inc. · Apr 22
• James E. Dewitz Obituary (2026) - Sewaren, NJ - Synowiecki Funeral Home, Inc. - Carteret Legacy obituary · Jul 30
• Sewaren Resident Hit, Killed By Car Sunday Patch · Mar 2

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Sewaren Unique

• The only place in America named Sewaren — 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.
• Easy reach of Perth Amboy (2 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Sewaren

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Sewaren

• Amici Pizza — pizza
• Applebee's — american
• Citi Bagels — bagel (café)
• Dolce Fantasia — italian
• Flores Brunch — brunch
• Goodfella's Pizzeria — pizza
• Killmeyer's Old Bavaria Inn — german
• Kuzina — greek
• Millie's of Staten Island — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Sandy Ground Historical Society · Museum
• Seguine Mansion · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Sewaren

• Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Fairview Park reviews ★
• Harris Brothers Park reviews ★
• Lemon Creek Tidal Wetlands Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Sharrotts Shoreline · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Wolfe's Pond Park reviews ★
• Alvin P. Williams Memorial Park reviews ★
• Arbutus Creek Bluebelt · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Arbutus Woods Park reviews ★
• Bayview Terrace Park reviews ★
• Bloomingdale Park reviews ★
• Blue Heron Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Sewaren

• IS 7 ELIAS BERNSTEIN
• KATHLEEN GRIMM SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP
• Matthew Jago Elementary School
• PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE)
• PS 5 HUGUENOT
• PS 56 LOUIS DESARIO SCHOOL (THE)
• TOTTENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Sewaren

🏘️ Nearby Communities