Springfield, New Jersey

About Springfield

Springfield is a small unincorporated community in northeastern New Jersey.

Springfield holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.39 square miles.

📰 Springfield News Today

• Schedule - Dayton Bulldogs (Springfield, NJ) Basketball 26-27 MaxPreps · Aug 15
• Springfield Library Announces Full Slate of Late‑August Programs for Kids, Teens and Adults TAPinto · Aug 17
• Kean Tours Springfield PD Upgrades with Local Leadership House.gov · Jul 28
• Springfield Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Richard L. "Dick" Brown Jr. Obituary (2026) - Springfield, NJ - Paul Ippolito Summit Memorial Legacy obituary · Aug 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Springfield Unique

• One of 22 places in the US named Springfield — but the New Jersey one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northeastern 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Springfield

• Gong Cha — bubble tea (café)
• Muscle Maker Grill
• Saigon Cafe — vietnamese
• Scotty's Pub and Comedy Cove
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Thai Amaron — thai
• Antonio Mozzarella Factory
• Cathay 22 — chinese
• China Express
• Common Lot — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Springfield

• Briant Park reviews ★
• Charles Cohn Memorial Park reviews ★
• Denham Park reviews ★
• Eleanor Erickson Park reviews ★
• Henshaw Playground reviews ★
• Hidden Valley Park reviews ★
• Meisel Avenue Park reviews ★
• Millburn Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Patriot Park reviews ★
• Ruby Park reviews ★
• Springfield Veterans Memorial Park reviews ★
• Taylor Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Springfield

• Edward V. Walton Primary School
• Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School
• James Caldwell Elementary School
• Jonathan Dayton High School
• Millburn High School
• Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School
• Washington School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Springfield

🏘️ Nearby Communities