Editing Iselin, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
Iselin is in northeastern Middlesex County, in the northwest part of Woodbridge Township. It is bordered by the Woodbridge communities of [[Colonia, New Jersey|Colonia]] to the north, [[Avenel, New Jersey|Avenel]] to the northeast, [[Woodbridge (CDP), New Jersey|Woodbridge]] to the southeast, and [[Menlo Park Terrace, New Jersey|Menlo Park Terrace]] to the south, while to the west it is bordered by [[Edison, New Jersey|Edison Township]]. It is {{convert|9|mi|0}} northeast of [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]], the Middlesex [[county seat]], and {{convert|14|mi}} southwest of [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Iselin has a total area of {{convert|3.13|mi2|km2}}, including {{convert|0.001|mi2|km2}} of water (0.03%).<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> It is drained to the northeast by the [[South Branch Rahway River|South Branch]] of the [[Rahway River]]

=== Downtown area ===
Iselin's downtown is centered on [[Little India, Edison/Iselin|Little India]] (also known as "Oak Tree Road"), bound by the [[Garden State Parkway]] to the west and [[New Jersey Route 27|Route 27]] ([[Lincoln Highway]]) to the southeast. Once home to a wide array of shops, eateries, services, and complemented by a single-screen 1920s movie palace, the area was in obvious decline in the 1980s. An influx of Asian Indian immigration beginning in the early 1990s led to the area's revitalization. Formerly vacant stores were tenanted, and additional retail spaces built as the area became known for its high quality Indian food, sweets, clothing (particularly [[sari]]s), jewelry, music, and other goods.

=== Metropark ===
[[File:2015-04-13 17 20 31 View south along the Garden State Parkway from the Northeast Corridor overpass in the Iselin section of Woodbridge, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Garden State Parkway]] in Iselin]]
An area known as Metropark, consisting primarily of office parks and large office buildings, lies in the southwestern corner of Iselin and spills over into neighboring [[Edison, New Jersey|Edison]]. [[NJ Transit]] and [[Amtrak]]'s [[Metropark (NJT station)|Metropark station]] is named for this area.

In addition to a [[Hilton Hotel]] (now known as "Hotel Woodbridge at Metropark") and the train station, Metropark features the headquarters of [[Ansell|Ansell Limited]], [[Engelhard]] (acquired by [[BASF]] in 2006) and [[Eaton Corporation]]'s Filtration Division. Other corporate residents in the area include [[Siemens]],<ref>Garbarine, Rachelle. [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/08/realestate/commercial-property-new-jersey-siemens-plans-120-million-redevelopment-in-iselin.html "Commercial Property/New Jersey; Siemens Plans $120 Million Redevelopment in Iselin"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 8, 2001. Accessed June 23, 2012.</ref> [[Tata Consultancy Services]], [[Mott MacDonald]],<ref>[https://www.mottmac.com/united-states-of-america "Mott MacDonald North America/New Jersey; Mott MacDonald North America"],''[[Mott MacDonald]]'', January 9, 2019. Accessed Jan 9, 2019.</ref> [[Ernst & Young]], [[Mizuho Financial Group|Mizuho]], [[Wells Fargo]], [[JPMorgan Chase]], [[Accenture]], [[Level 3 Communications]], [[BT Group]], [[UBS]], [[Elevance Health]], and [[TIAA]].