Bernards is a township in Somerset County, New Jersey, home to about 28,114 people across 24 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 07920, 07931 and 07939.
Homes sold for a median of $458 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Bernards; also Harding and Bridgewater
Mostly Bernards; also Bedminster and Far Hills
All in Bernards
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| Nearest major airport | Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)21 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ21 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY33 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bernards; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Bernards had 27,830 residents in the 2020 census, up 13% since 2000.
It’s the 90th largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.
Somerset County grew from 32,948 residents in 1900 to 345,361 in 2020.
Somerset County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 46.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Somerville 4 Nw, NJ weather station (6 miles away).
188,127 jobs at 9,831 businesses in Somerset County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
495 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bernards’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 31 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 86 |
| Dentists | 38 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 105 |
| Mental health providers | 144 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 76 |
| Optometrists | 6 |
| Chiropractors | 9 |
| Pharmacies | 7 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (12 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1760.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Bernards Township School District, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Prospect Elementary SchoolBasking Ridge | Pre-K–5 | 522 | Public | 3.2 mi |
| Cedar Hill SchoolBasking Ridge | K–5 | 568 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Hamilton Primary SchoolBasking Ridge | K–4 | 462 | Public | 3.8 mi |
| Oak Street SchoolBasking Ridge | K–5 | 427 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| William Annin Middle SchoolBasking Ridge | 6–8 | 1,122 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Ridge High SchoolBasking Ridge | 9–12 | 1,577 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan E Zimmer Chabad PreschoolBasking Ridge | Pre-K–K | 1 | Jewish | 2.3 mi |
| Far Hills Country Day SchoolFar Hills | Pre-K–8 | 196 | Nonsectarian | 2.7 mi |
| Mendham Country Day SchoolBasking Ridge | Pre-K–8 | 105 | Nonsectarian | 3.8 mi |
| Somerset Hills Montessori SchoolBasking Ridge | Pre-K–K | 30 | Nonsectarian | 3.1 mi |
| The Albrook SchoolBasking Ridge | Pre-K–5 | 53 | Nonsectarian | 1.9 mi |
| Montgomery AcademyBasking Ridge | 1–12 | 54 | Nonsectarian | 0.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Bedminster, Harding, Far Hills, Bridgewater, Chester, Peapack and Gladstone, Mendham Township and Bernardsville.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.