Bridgewater Township, NJ Public Records
Bridgewater Township is a township with its own local government in Somerset County, New Jersey, with an estimated population of 46,871 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 31.9 square miles of land. That is up about 890 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Bridgewater Township Office
Bridgewater Township's own township government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the township clerk under New Jersey's Open Public Records Act (OPRA). In New Jersey, every municipality has a local registrar who issues certified copies of birth, marriage and death records for events in that municipality, and marriage licenses are applied for there, so the municipal office is the first stop for vital records.
📇 Bridgewater Township Contact on File
| Government | Township Of Bridgewater |
| Contact listed | Township Clerk |
| Mailing address | 100 Commons Way, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | www.bridgewaternj.gov |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
This is the mailing address the government reported to the U.S. Census Bureau; it may be a post office box or the office of an elected official rather than a public counter, and the source does not list a phone number. The website was reported by the government and was answering when we last checked. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Bridgewater
Bridgewater Township is in Somerset County. In New Jersey, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk or county Register of Deeds. Divorce cases in New Jersey are heard by the Superior Court of New Jersey, Family Part, in each county. Wills and estates in New Jersey are handled by the County Surrogate's office and the Superior Court.
📍 Somerset County at a Glance
| County | Somerset County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 357,467 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Somerset County Courthouse
| Address | 20 North Bridge Street, Somerville, New Jersey 08876 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (908) 332-7700 |
| Hours | Mon - Fri: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Records available | New Jersey Superior Court case records (civil, criminal, family) for the county |
| Official website | njcourts.gov |
| Sources | njcourts.gov/…/somerset-hunterdon-warren ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
See the full Somerset County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Bridgewater
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Bridgewater, NJ:
📋 Bridgewater Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | New Jersey Department of Health – Vital Statistics and RegistryIn New Jersey, every municipality has a local registrar who issues certified copies of birth, marriage and death records for events in that municipality, and marriage licenses are applied for there, so the municipal office is the first stop for vital records. |
| Deeds & property records | In New Jersey, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk or county Register of Deeds. |
| Court cases & divorce | Somerset County courthouse. Divorce cases in New Jersey are heard by the Superior Court of New Jersey, Family Part, in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in New Jersey are handled by the County Surrogate's office and the Superior Court. |
| State court system | New Jersey Courts |
| Sex offender registry | New Jersey Sex Offender Internet Registry (NJ State Police) |