Parsippany (CDP), New Jersey

Parsippany, New Jersey
Parsippany CDP is located in Morris County, New Jersey
Parsippany CDP
Parsippany CDP
Location in Morris County
Parsippany CDP is located in New Jersey
Parsippany CDP
Parsippany CDP
Location in New Jersey
Parsippany CDP is located in the United States
Parsippany CDP
Parsippany CDP
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°51′26″N 74°25′37″W / 40.85722°N 74.42694°W / 40.85722; -74.42694
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMorris
TownshipParsippany-Troy Hills
Area
 • Total6.87 sq mi (17.79 km2)
 • Land6.09 sq mi (15.76 km2)
 • Water0.78 sq mi (2.03 km2)
Elevation
330 ft (100 m)
Population
 • Total22,778
 • Density3,742.69/sq mi (1,444.97/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code
07054
Area code(s)973/862
FIPS code34-56430[3]
GNIS feature ID2806163[4]

Parsippany is a census-designated place (CDP)[5] and the central community in the township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It includes development around Lake Parsippany, as well as neighborhoods in the eastern part of the township, between Troy Hills to the south and Lake Hiawatha to the north. The southern end of Boonton Reservoir is also in the CDP.

Interstate 80 and Interstate 287 intersect in the center of the CDP. I-80 leads east 24 miles (39 km) to its terminus at Interstate 95 in Teaneck and west 46 miles (74 km) to the Delaware Water Gap, while I-287 leads northeast 25 miles (40 km) to Suffern, New York, and southwest 26 miles (42 km) to Somerville.

Parsippany was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[4] In common usage, "Parsippany" usually applies to the entire township.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ^ QuickFacts Parsippany CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 26, 2023.
  3. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Parsippany Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.