Chester Borough, New Jersey

See also: Chester Township, New Jersey

Chester Borough, New Jersey
Borough
Main Street in Downtown Chester
Main Street in Downtown Chester
Official seal of Chester Borough, New Jersey
Seal
Location of Chester Borough in Morris County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Morris County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left).
Location of Chester Borough in Morris County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Morris County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left).
Census Bureau map of Chester Borough, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Chester Borough, New Jersey
Chester Borough is located in Morris County, New Jersey
Chester Borough
Chester Borough
Location in Morris County
Chester Borough is located in New Jersey
Chester Borough
Chester Borough
Location in New Jersey
Chester Borough is located in the United States
Chester Borough
Chester Borough
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°47′26″N 74°41′24″W / 40.790628°N 74.690085°W / 40.790628; -74.690085[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Morris
IncorporatedApril 3, 1930
Named forChestershire, England
Government
[7]
 • TypeBorough
 • BodyBorough Council
 • MayorJanet G. Hoven (R, term ends December 31, 2026)[3][4]
 • AdministratorMargaret Nordstrom[5]
 • Municipal clerkRobin Ghebreal[6]
Area
[8]
 • Total
1.59 sq mi (4.13 km2)
 • Land1.59 sq mi (4.12 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0.13%
 • Rank441th of 565 in state
37th of 39 in county[1]
Elevation
[9]
866 ft (264 m)
Population
 (2020)[10]
 • Total
1,681
 • Estimate 
(2023)[11]
1,678
 • Rank503rd of 565 in state
38th of 39 in county[12]
 • Density1,055.7/sq mi (407.6/km2)
  • Rank376th of 565 in state
28th of 39 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
07930[13]
Area code908[14]
FIPS code3402712580[1][15][16]
GNIS feature ID0885184[1][17]
Websitewww.chesterborough.org

Chester Borough is a borough in southwestern Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[18] As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,681,[10] an increase of 32 (+1.9%) from the 2010 census count of 1,649,[19][20] which in turn reflected an increase of 14 (+0.9%) from the 1,635 counted in the 2000 census.[21] Chester's name is derived from the township, which was named for Chestershire in England.[22]

Chester Borough is located within the Raritan Valley region[23] and is periodically recognized as part of the Somerset Hills.[24][25] The borough is completely surrounded by Chester Township, making it part of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.[26][27][28][29]

In the Forbes magazine's rankings of the Most Expensive ZIP Codes in the United States, Chester was ranked 288th in 2006 (with a median sale price of $775,000) and 321st in 2010 (with a median price of $823,691).[30][31]

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  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Administration, Borough of Chester. Accessed April 26, 2023.
  6. ^ Municipal Clerk, Borough of Chester. Accessed April 26, 2023.
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  8. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  9. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Chester, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 5, 2013.
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  12. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  13. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Chester, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed December 18, 2012.
  14. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Chester, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed January 5, 2014.
  15. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  16. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  17. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  18. ^ Explore Southwestern Morris County, Morris County Tourism Authority. Accessed April 10, 2024. "Southwestern Morris County includes a multitude of farms, farmers markets and community-supported agriculture offering fresh produce and festivals throughout the growing season throughout its communities of Mount Olive, Washington Township (Long Valley), Roxbury, Chester, Chester Township, Mount Arlington, Mendham, Mendham Township, Randolph and Netcong."
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  21. ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  22. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 28, 2015.
  23. ^ Raritan Basin Hydrology, New Jersey Water Supply Authority. Accessed July 16, 2023.
  24. ^ Thomson, W. Barry. "New Municipal Proposals of 100 Years Ago", Inside the Brick Academy, June 2021. Accessed July 16, 2023.
  25. ^ "Review: New Jersey Country Homes The Somerset Hills." T3 Consortium, LLC, last modified September 2006, backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 24, 2008. Accessed December 11, 2015.
  26. ^ DeMarco, Megan. "Voters to decide whether to merge two Princetons into one", The Star-Ledger, November 3, 2011. Accessed January 8, 2017. "There are 22 sets of 'doughnut towns' in New Jersey, those where one town wraps around the other town". Note that following voter approval of the Princeton merger, 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" remain.
  27. ^ Areas touching Chester, MapIt. Accessed March 22, 2020.
  28. ^ Morris County Municipalities Map, Morris County, New Jersey Department of Planning and Preservation. Accessed March 22, 2020.
  29. ^ New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.
  30. ^ "Most expensive ZIP codes 2006: New Jersey", Forbes, April 24, 2006. Accessed September 17, 2013.
  31. ^ Staff. "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes: In these neighborhoods $4 million homes are the norm.", Forbes, September 27, 2010. Accessed July 29, 2011.