Basking Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within Bernards Township in the Somerset Hills region of Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Settled during colonial times, Basking Ridge is in the Raritan Valley and is a commercial hub for northern-central New Jersey and is a commuter town of New York City. It was home to the old AT&T Headquarters, now operated by Verizon.