Edison

Summary

Edison is a township of New Jersey^[1]. Edison ranks in the top 2% of township_of_new_jersey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,137 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Edison is located in Middlesex County^[3].
• Edison is in the country of United States^[4].
• Edison's head of government is recorded as Sam Joshi^[5].
• Edison's instance of is recorded as township of New Jersey^[6].
• Edison's shares border with is recorded as Scotch Plains^[7].
• Edison's shares border with is recorded as New Brunswick^[8].
• Edison's shares border with is recorded as Sayreville^[9].
• Edison's shares border with is recorded as Woodbridge Township^[10].
• Edison's shares border with is recorded as East Brunswick^[11].
• Edison's shares border with is recorded as South Plainfield^[12].
• Edison's shares border with is recorded as Piscataway^[13].
• Edison's shares border with is recorded as Highland Park^[14].
• Edison's shares border with is recorded as Clark^[15].
• Edison's shares border with is recorded as Metuchen^[16].
• Edison's shares border with is recorded as Plainfield^[17].
• Thomas Edison is named after Edison^[18].
• Edison's postal code is recorded as 08817^[19].
• Edison's postal code is recorded as 08818^[20].
• Edison's postal code is recorded as 08820^[21].
• Edison's postal code is recorded as 08837^[22].
• Edison's postal code is recorded as 08899^[23].
• Edison's Commons category is recorded as Edison, New Jersey^[24].
• Edison's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[25].
• 1651 marks the founding of Edison^[26].
• Edison's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.5274, 'lon': -74.3933}^[27].

Body

Geography

Edison is in the country of United States^[4]. Edison is located in Middlesex County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Edison covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+79.351'}^[28]. Edison sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+35'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3460'}^[30], {'amount': '+97687'}^[31], {'amount': '+107588'}^[32], and {'amount': '+99967'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Edison's instance of is recorded as township of New Jersey^[6].

History and Context

1651 marks the founding of Edison^[26]. Thomas Edison is named after Edison^[18].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Edison include Edison Volta Prize^[34], a science award^[35], founded in 2012^[36].

Why It Matters

Edison ranks in the top 2% of township_of_new_jersey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,137 views/month).^[2] Edison has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Edison is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Edison include Edison Volta Prize^[34], a science award^[35], founded in 2012^[36].