About downtown South Orange
South Orange is home to a Main Street America program: a nationally Accredited downtown working to keep South Orange's historic commercial district lively, local and one of a kind.
South Orange Village Center AllianceAccredited
- Designation
- Nationally Accredited Main Street America program
- Coordinating program
- Main Street New Jersey
What's coming to this page
When the South Orange Village Center Alliance team claims this page, it fills in with the places that make South Orange worth the trip.
Local shops and signature goods made in South Orange.
Inns, B&Bs and hotels within walking distance.
Festivals, galleries, markets and events downtown.
Restaurants, cafés and taprooms on the square.
Nearby Main Street towns
- Maplewood, NJ1 mi
- Millburn, NJ2 mi
- West Orange, NJ2 mi
- Bloomfield, NJ5 mi
- Montclair, NJ5 mi
- Summit, NJ6 mi
- Westfield, NJ8 mi
- Jersey City, NJ10 mi
Distances are straight-line from downtown South Orange. See all 28 other New Jersey downtowns on the state page.
Program details from the Main Street America network directory. Something out of date? Let us know through the form on this page.
For downtowns & shop owners
Run downtown South Orange? Get featured.
If you lead South Orange Village Center Alliance or own a shop here, tell us about your events, shops and holiday hours. Our editors feature downtowns and merchants in the Daily Downtown Digest.
Owners and downtown teams get the Digest every morning. Featured placement for shops is a simple monthly plan.