1. Start with the Dunellen service area, not a population assumption
Dunellen is a municipality in Middlesex County, New Jersey. The 2020–2024 ACS five-year population estimate for the borough is 7,911, with a margin of error of 29. For AI Answering, the geographic fact matters because your firm should decide how callers identify their location and how the system distinguishes a Dunellen inquiry from a matter elsewhere in Middlesex County or New Jersey. It also helps define the consultation’s scope without treating one municipal estimate as a forecast.
Recommended approach
Write down the geographic boundaries your intake team actually serves. Then decide whether the caller should be asked for municipality, county, incident location or another location detail. Review whether those answers affect eligibility, urgency, conflicts or attorney follow-up.
