Whippany, New Jersey

Whippany, New Jersey
Whippany's Central Park
Whippany's Central Park
Whippany is located in Morris County, New Jersey
Whippany
Whippany
Location in Morris County
Whippany is located in New Jersey
Whippany
Whippany
Location in New Jersey
Whippany is located in the United States
Whippany
Whippany
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°49′28″N 74°25′02″W / 40.82444°N 74.41722°W / 40.82444; -74.41722
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMorris
TownshipHanover
Elevation
233 ft (71 m)
ZIP Code
07981
FIPS code34-80540[1]
GNIS feature ID0881770[2]

Whippany is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[3] located within Hanover Township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[4] Whippany's name is derived from the Whippanong Native Americans, a tribe that once inhabited the area. Whippanong meant "place of the willows", named for the trees growing along the banks of the Whippany River.[5]

  1. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Whippany". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  3. ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  4. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  5. ^ Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In /Whippany, N.J.; Where Houses Are In High Demand", The New York Times, August 8, 1999. Accessed May 19, 2012.