This is a list of census-designated places in New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States census, the U.S. state of New Jersey had 221 CDPs. Where the CDP is split between townships, the portion of the CDP's total population within each township is listed separately. There is also a separate section listing former census designated places.
CDPs are unincorporated communities lacking elected municipal officers and boundaries with legal status. The term "census designated place" has been used as an official classification by the U.S. Census Bureau since 1980. Prior to that, select unincorporated communities were surveyed in the U.S. Census.
While the vast majority of CDPs are located entirely within a single municipality, there are 30 CDPs that are split between different townships:
Three CDPs share the same name but are located in different counties:
Nine CDPs are split between two counties: