Editing Dayton, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
Dayton is in southwestern Middlesex County, in east-central South Brunswick Township. It is bordered to the north by [[Deans, New Jersey|Deans]] and to the west by [[Monmouth Junction, New Jersey|Monmouth Junction]]. [[U.S. Route 130]] forms the eastern border of the Dayton CDP and leads north {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]], the Middlesex [[county seat]], and south {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Hightstown, New Jersey|Hightstown]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the Dayton CDP has a total area of {{convert|2.433|mi2|km2}}, including {{convert|2.407|mi2|km2}} of land and {{convert|0.026|mi2|km2}} of water (1.07%).<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> The community drains southwest toward Devils Brook, a west-flowing tributary of the [[Millstone River]], and northeast toward [[Lawrence Brook]], which flows northeast to join the [[Raritan River]] east of New Brunswick.