New Providence, New Jersey
New Providence, New Jersey | |
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Centennial Park in Downtown New Providence | |
Location of New Providence in Union County, New Jersey. Inset: Location of Union County in New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of New Providence, New Jersey | |
Location in Union County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′56″N 74°24′24″W / 40.69889°N 74.406623°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Union |
| Incorporated | March 14, 1899 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Allen B. Morgan (R, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Administrator | Bernadette C. Cuccaro |
| • Municipal clerk | Denise Brinkofski |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.71 sq mi (9.61 km2) |
| • Land | 3.69 sq mi (9.55 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.57% |
| • Rank | 307th of 565 in state 14th of 21 in county |
| Elevation | 217 ft (66 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 13,650 |
• Estimate (2023) | 13,488 |
| • Rank | 188th of 565 in state 15th of 21 in county |
| • Density | 3,701.2/sq mi (1,429.0/km2) |
| • Rank | 182nd of 565 in state 16th of 21 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07974 |
| Area code(s) | 908 and 973 |
| FIPS code | 3403951810 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885321 |
| Website | www |
New Providence is a borough on the northwestern edge of Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located on the Passaic River, which forms the county boundary with Morris County bordering Chatham Township. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 13,650, an increase of 1,479 (+12.2%) from the 2010 census count of 12,171, which in turn reflected increase of 264 (+2.2%) from the 11,907 counted in the 2000 census.
The borough is home to much of the Murray Hill neighborhood with the remainder lying in neighboring Berkeley Heights. Service on the NJ Transit is available at the New Providence and Murray Hill stations. More than 9% of New Providence's land is publicly-owned and protected parkland.