Parsippany (CDP), New Jersey

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Parsippany, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Parsippany is located in New Jersey
Parsippany
Parsippany
Coordinates: 40°51′26″N 74°25′37″W / 40.85722°N 74.42694°W / 40.85722; -74.42694Coordinates: 40°51′26″N 74°25′37″W / 40.85722°N 74.42694°W / 40.85722; -74.42694
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountyMorris
TownshipParsippany-Troy Hills
Area
[1]
 • Total6.9 sq mi (17.8 km2)
 • Land6.1 sq mi (15.8 km2)
 • Water0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2)
Elevation
330 ft (100 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
07054
Area code(s)973/862
FIPS code34-56430
GNIS feature ID2806163[2]

Parsippany is a census-designated place (CDP) and the central community in the township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. It includes development around Lake Parsippany, as well as neighborhoods in the eastern part of the township, between Troy Hills to the south and Lake Hiawatha to the north. The southern end of Boonton Reservoir is also in the CDP.

Interstate 80 and Interstate 287 intersect in the center of the CDP. I-80 leads east 24 miles (39 km) to its terminus at Interstate 95 in Teaneck and west 46 miles (74 km) to the Delaware Water Gap, while I-287 leads northeast 25 miles (40 km) to Suffern, New York, and southwest 26 miles (42 km) to Somerville.

Parsippany was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2] However, in common usage, "Parsippany" usually applies to the entire township.

References[]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Parsippany Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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