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Country
  
United States

County
  
Morris

ZIP code
  
07976

Elevation
  
103 m

State
  
New Jersey

Township
  
Harding

GNIS feature ID
  
0878755

Local time
  
Saturday 4:06 PM

New Vernon, New Jersey

Weather
  
12°C, Wind NE at 16 km/h, 61% Humidity

New Vernon is an unincorporated community located within Harding Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The community is within the boundaries of Harding Township along with a portion of Green Village. It is the location of the governmental offices for Harding Township. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 07976 which is identified as being New Vernon.

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Map of New Vernon, NJ 07976, USA

As of the 2010 United States Census, the population for Zip Code Tabulation Area 07976 was 754.

Forbes magazine ranked New Vernon, New Jersey — ZIP code 07976 — as one of the 25 most "expensive" zip codes in the country.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with New Vernon include:

  • William O. Baker (1915–2005), chairman of Bell Laboratories.
  • Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge (1882–1973), philanthropist, the first woman invited to judge for the Westminster Kennel Club, a founder of the Seeing Eye Foundation, Saint Hubert's at Giralda, and the Morris and Essex Dog Club; daughter of William Avery Rockefeller, Jr.
  • Marcellus Hartley Dodge, Sr. (1881–1963), philanthropist, chairman of Remington Arms Company, president of the Y.M.C.A., and the founder of the Spring Valley Hounds and its horse show; grandson of William E. Dodge Sr. a founder of Phelps, Dodge, and Company, a United States congressman (1866–67), and founding member of the Young Men's Christian Association in the United States.
  • Justin Gimelstob (born 1977), professional tennis player.
  • Kerry Kittles (born 1974), guard for the New Jersey Nets from 1996–2004.
  • Eric Mangini (born 1971), head coach of the New York Jets from 2005–2008.
  • Frederick T. van Beuren, Jr. (1875–1943), physician and surgeon, who served as a hospital and medical school administrator.

    • References

    New Vernon, New Jersey Wikipedia
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