Brookside, New Jersey

Brookside, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Brookside Post Office
Brookside Post Office
Brookside is located in Morris County, New Jersey
Brookside
Brookside
Location in Morris County
Brookside is located in New Jersey
Brookside
Brookside
Location in New Jersey
Brookside is located in the United States
Brookside
Brookside
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°47′39″N 74°34′05″W / 40.79417°N 74.56806°W / 40.79417; -74.56806
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMorris
TownshipMendham
Area
[1]
 • Total2.42 sq mi (6.26 km2)
 • Land2.40 sq mi (6.22 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
[2]
420 ft (130 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total1,767
 • Density735.33/sq mi (283.92/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code
07926 (Brookside)[4][5]
07945 (Mendham)
07960 (Morristown)[6]
Area code973[7]
FIPS code34-08260[8]
GNIS feature ID2806058[2]

Brookside (once called Waterstreet) is a historic unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[9] located within Mendham Township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[10][2][11] It is located approximately 6 mi (9.7 km) west of Morristown, the county seat.

In the Forbes magazine 2009 ranking of the Most Expensive ZIP Codes in the United States, Brookside was ranked as the 10th most expensive in the country, with its median home sale price of $3,121,115.[12]

It was first listed as a CDP in 2020 census[2] with a population of 1,767.[13]

  1. ^ "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Brookside Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ Census Data Explorer: Brookside CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
  4. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Brookside, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed February 14, 2013.
  5. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed September 1, 2013.
  6. ^ "TIGERweb: Brookside CDP, New Jersey: PUMAs, UGAs, and ZCTAs". Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  7. ^ Area Code Lookup – NPA NXX for Brookside, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 1, 2013.
  8. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  9. ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  10. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  11. ^ "Brookside, Mendham, New Jersey" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  12. ^ "Full List: America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes". Forbes.
  13. ^ "Brookside CDP, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2023.