Watsessing is a neighborhood and census-designated place (CDP) in Bloomfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It is in the southwest corner of the township, bordered to the northwest by Glen Ridge, to the southwest by East Orange, to the southeast by the Ampere North part of Bloomfield, and to the northeast by the rest of Bloomfield. Watsessing Park is in the center of the community, in the valley of the Second River or Watsessing River, part of the Passaic River watershed.

Watsessing, New Jersey
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 40°47′16″N 74°12′3″W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Essex
Township	Bloomfield
Area [1]
• Total	0.63 sq mi (1.62 km2)
• Land	0.62 sq mi (1.60 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	116 ft (35 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	8,078
• Density	13,050.08/sq mi (5,041.06/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	07003 (Bloomfield)
Area code(s)	862/973
FIPS code	34-77750
GNIS feature ID	2806217[3]

The Garden State Parkway runs through the center of the community, on the southeast side of Watsessing Park, with access from Exit 148. The parkway leads north 5 miles (8 km) to Clifton and south through East Orange 5 miles (8 km) to Irvington. The NJ Transit Montclair-Boonton Line has two stops in the community: Watsessing Avenue in the southeast and Bloomfield in the northeast.

Watsessing was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[3]

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