Stirling, New Jersey | |
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Location in Morris County Location in New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 40°40′19″N 74°29′42″W / 40.67194°N 74.49500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Morris |
Township | Long Hill |
Named for | William Alexander, Lord Stirling |
Area | |
• Total | 2.35 sq mi (6.09 km2) |
• Land | 2.34 sq mi (6.06 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
Elevation | 217 ft (66 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,555 |
• Density | 1,092.81/sq mi (421.95/km2) |
ZIP Code | 07980 |
FIPS code | 34-70920[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 0880908[4] |
Stirling is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[5] located within Long Hill Township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[6] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07980.
The Stirling train station is located along the Gladstone Branch of the New Jersey Transit Morristown Line.
As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 07980 was 2,499.[7]