Going quiet
Town guide

Hillside

New Jersey · NJ · Union County
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
What’s happening in Hillside?

About Hillside

Township in Union County, New Jersey, US
22,456Population
2.8 sq miArea
82 ftElevation

Hillside is a township in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 22,456, an increase of 1,052 (+4.9%) from the 2010 census count of 21,404, which in turn reflected a decline of 343 (−1.6%) from the 21,747 counted in the 2000 census. Hillside was incorporated as a township on April 3, 1913, from portions of Union Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 29, 1913. The township was named for the surrounding hills. The township is split between area codes 908 and 973.

Official town website ↗

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
From your neighbors

What’s happening

Be the first to post in Hillside — introduce yourself, ask a question, or share what’s happening.

Around town

Local news

All news →

Loading local headlines…

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

Current town⌖ Hillside ✓New Jersey · NJ · Union CountyView town boundary →

Nearby towns

Measured from each town’s Census reference point.

Loading nearby towns…

Loading boundary…

Hillside is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01