Editing Heathcote, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
Heathcote is in southwestern Middlesex County, in the western part of South Brunswick Township. It is bordered to the north by [[Kendall Park, New Jersey|Kendall Park]], to the south by [[Monmouth Junction, New Jersey|Monmouth Junction]], to the southwest by [[Kingston, New Jersey|Kingston]], and to the northwest by [[East Rocky Hill, New Jersey|East Rocky Hill]]. The northwest boundary of Heathcote follows the [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset County]] line.

[[U.S. Route 1]] passes through the eastern side of Heathcote, leading northeast {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]], the Middlesex [[county seat]], and southwest {{convert|16|mi}} to [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]], the state capital. [[New Jersey Route 27]] ([[Lincoln Highway]]) runs along the northwestern edge of Heathcote, forming the county line in places. Route 27 leads northeast to New Brunswick and southwest {{Convert|5|mi|0}} to Princeton borough. [[County Route 522 (New Jersey)|County Route 522]] (Promenade Boulevard) runs east-west through Heathcote, connecting Routes 1 and 27.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the Heathcote CDP has an area of {{convert|3.14|mi2|km2|2}}, including {{convert|0.005|mi2|km2|3}} of water (0.16%).<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> The community lies on a slope that drains south toward [[Heathcote Brook]], a west-flowing tributary of the [[Millstone River]], part of the [[Raritan River]] watershed.