New Vernon, New Jersey

New Vernon, New Jersey
First Presbyterian Church of New Vernon
New Vernon
Location in Morris County
New Vernon
Location in New Jersey
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
  Total
3.56 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
 (2020)
  Total
825
  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)
FIPS code34-52020
GNIS feature ID878755

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

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

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