New Vernon, New Jersey

New Vernon, New Jersey
First Presbyterian Church of New Vernon
First Presbyterian Church of New Vernon
New Vernon is located in Morris County, New Jersey
New Vernon
New Vernon
Location in Morris County
New Vernon is located in New Jersey
New Vernon
New Vernon
Location in New Jersey
New Vernon is located in the United States
New Vernon
New Vernon
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°44′43″N 74°29′51″W / 40.74528°N 74.49750°W / 40.74528; -74.49750
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMorris
TownshipHarding
Area
 • Total3.56 sq mi (9.23 km2)
 • Land3.55 sq mi (9.20 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
338 ft (103 m)
Population
 • Total825
 • Density232.20/sq mi (89.65/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes
07976 (New Vernon)
07920 (Basking Ridge)
07960 (Morristown)[3]
FIPS code34-52020[4]
GNIS feature ID878755[5]

New Vernon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[6] in Harding Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States.[7] New Vernon is the location of the governmental offices for Harding Township. As of the 2020 census, the population of New Vernon was 825.[2]

United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07976 (New Vernon) serves the majority of the CDP,[3] As of the 2010 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07976 was 754.[8] while 07920 (Basking Ridge) and 07960 (Morristown) serve more rural parts of the community.[9]

Forbes magazine ranked the New Vernon ZIP Code — 07976 — as one of the 25 most "expensive" ZIP Codes in the country.[10]

  1. ^ "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census Data Explorer: New Vernon CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 22, 2023.
  4. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "New Vernon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  6. ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 8, 2016.
  8. ^ DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010from the 2010 Demographic Profile Data for ZCTA5 07976 Archived February 13, 2020, at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 2, 2016.
  9. ^ "TIGERweb: New Vernon CDP, New Jersey". Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  10. ^ The Most Expensive ZIP Codes 2006 Archived November 18, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Forbes magazine April 21, 2006