Data centers in Chatham, New Jersey

No data center in Chatham is on the record. The nearest one planned is Montgomery Township Former J&J Site Data Center, about 17 miles away, reported. The nearest running is Equinix NY1 in Newark, about 11 miles away. The nearest stalled or cancelled is Jersey Avenue Data Center in New Brunswick, about 18 miles away, cancelled.

Chatham has a scorecard row with no rating yet. The latest decision on the record: Chatham Borough Council voted unanimously on October 13, 2026 to ban data centers in all zoning districts. Morris County's own decisions are on the Morris County page.

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The closest data centers to Chatham

The nearest data center planned, the nearest running, and any stalled or cancelled within 50 miles, in New Jersey and the states that border it. Each distance is a straight line between the two points it names.

Nearest one planned

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Montgomery Township Former J&J Site Data Center

Montgomery Township, Somerset County

No dated entry on the record yet.

About 17 miles from the center of Chatham to Somerville, the seat of Somerset County.
Nearest one running

Running
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Equinix NY1

Newark, Essex County · Equinix

Latest, reported September 15, 2026: Equinix has been located in Secaucus since 2001, for 25 years.

About 11 miles from the center of Chatham to the center of Newark.

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Nearest one stalled or cancelled

Cancelled
Site not located

Jersey Avenue Data Center

New Brunswick, Middlesex County

Latest, February 20, 2026: A proposed data center on Jersey Avenue in New Brunswick, New Jersey was removed from the redevelopment plan by city council following public backlash and protests.

About 18 miles from the center of Chatham to the center of New Brunswick.

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What Chatham has decided 1 body, 1 decision on the record

What the city has done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement one tap away, newest first, with its source.

Body	Level	Rating	In force until	Latest act	Acts	Verified
Chatham	city	not rated		Chatham Borough Council voted unanimously on October 13, 2026 to ban data centers in all zoning districts. newjerseyhills.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet Oct 131 act on this row Every act on the Chatham row Oct 13 moratorium Chatham Borough Council voted unanimously on October 13, 2026 to ban data centers in all zoning districts. newjerseyhills.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet Last verified October 13, 2026.	1	2026-10-13

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The rules across New Jersey

What happened

October 13, 2026MoratoriumChatham

Chatham Borough Council voted unanimously on October 13, 2026 to ban data centers in all zoning districts.

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New Jersey, year by year

The county and nearby counties

The county Morris County: No data center on the record yet.

8 miles away Essex County: 1 data center on the record. A pause is on the record.

11 miles away Newark: 1 data center on the record. A pause is on the record.

14 miles away Carteret: 1 data center on the record.

14 miles away Piscataway: 2 data centers on the record.

14 miles away Totowa: 1 data center on the record.

14 miles away Clifton: 1 data center on the record.

Distances run between the centers the Census Bureau gives each place. Every New Jersey county.

Questions about Chatham

Is there a data center near Chatham?

No data center in Chatham is on the record. The nearest one planned is Montgomery Township Former J&J Site Data Center, about 17 miles from the center of Chatham to Somerville, the seat of Somerset County, reported. The nearest running is Equinix NY1 in Newark, about 11 miles from the center of Chatham to the center of Newark. The nearest stalled or cancelled is Jersey Avenue Data Center in New Brunswick, about 18 miles from the center of Chatham to the center of New Brunswick, cancelled.

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Is Chatham allowing new data centers?

Chatham has a scorecard row with no rating yet. The latest decision on the record: Chatham Borough Council voted unanimously on October 13, 2026 to ban data centers in all zoning districts.

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About this data

Last verified October 13, 2026

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Level: city
Census GEOID: 3412100
Census geography: Incorporated place, Chatham borough
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