501 West
DatacenteractivePrinceton, NJ
At a glance
501 West is a datacenter at 501 Farber Road, Princeton, NJ 08540. Among the best-connected interconnection facilities in the area, the closest is QTS Piscataway (PNJ1), 19 miles away, with 35 connected networks.
Facility
Where is 501 West located?
The facility's recorded address is 501 Farber Road, Princeton, NJ 08540. It is the only datacenter catalogued in Princeton. New Jersey has 67 catalogued datacenters, the 10th-most of any state. The largest clusters in the state are Secaucus (11), Piscataway (5), Jersey City (3).
What network and power infrastructure is near 501 West?
5 PeeringDB interconnection facilities are listed in the surrounding area; of those, the closest is QTS Piscataway (PNJ1), about 19 miles away. The best-connected of them, Equinix NY2/NY4/NY5/NY6 - New York, Secaucus, has 132 networks present, against a New Jersey median of 3 networks per facility. 5 other datacenters are listed in the surrounding area (within about half a degree of latitude and longitude). The highest-scoring candidate site nearby is SAYREVILLE in Middlesex County, with a DC Readiness score of 71.3 out of 100 and a 500 kV substation nearby.
Nearby internet exchanges
- Equinix NY2/NY4/NY5/NY6 - New York, SecaucusSecaucus, NJ · 132 networks
- 165 Halsey Meet-Me RoomNewark, NJ · 107 networks
- Netrality Philadelphia - 401 N BroadPhiladelphia, PA · 48 networks
- Telehouse - Teleport Center (New York)Staten Island, NY · 40 networks
- QTS Piscataway (PNJ1)Piscataway, NJ · 35 networks
Other datacenters nearby
- IO DatacenterIron Mountain Data Centers · Edison, NJ
- Barclays DatacenterBarclays · NJ
- QTS Piscataway Data CenterQuality Technology Services · Piscataway, NJ
- CyrusOne SomersetCyrusOne · Somerset, NJ
- Digital Realty New York EWR12Digital Realty · Piscataway Township, NJ
Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near 501 West, ranked by DC Readiness — useful for evaluating expansion or second-site options in the same power/fiber market.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAYREVILLE | Substation-Adjacent | NJ | Middlesex County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 2.7 yrs | 71.3 |
| EAST WINDSOR | Substation-Adjacent | NJ | Mercer County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 2.7 yrs | 68.9 |
| BRANCHBURG | Substation-Adjacent | NJ | Somerset County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 2.7 yrs | 68.6 |
| DEANS | Substation-Adjacent | NJ | Middlesex County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 2.7 yrs | 67.9 |
| BURLINGTON | Substation-Adjacent | NJ | Philadelphia County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 2.7 yrs | 67.8 |
| SMITHBURG | Substation-Adjacent | NJ | Monmouth County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 2.7 yrs | 67.4 |
| Lake Campus Project at Princeton University (GSHP) | Brownfield | NJ | Mercer | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 67.2 |
| UNKNOWN132955 | Substation-Adjacent | NJ | Middlesex County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 2.7 yrs | 66.0 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the address of 501 West?
501 West is located at 501 Farber Road, Princeton, NJ 08540. Its coordinates are 40.3156, -74.6689.
Which internet exchanges and carrier hotels are near 501 West?
GridCensus lists 5 PeeringDB interconnection facilities near 501 West: QTS Piscataway (PNJ1) (19 miles, 35 networks); Telehouse - Teleport Center (New York) (33 miles, 40 networks); Netrality Philadelphia - 401 N Broad (36 miles, 48 networks).
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About this data
Source: PNNL datacenter atlas and OpenStreetMap facility records, deduplicated by GridCensus, as published March 7, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “501 West, Princeton, NJ”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenters/501-west-78629b76 (data as of March 7, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
Capacity and footprint are catalogued figures from public facility records and may lag operational changes.
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