Parsippany (CDP), New Jersey

Parsippany, New Jersey
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 40°51′26″N 74°25′37″W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Morris
Township	Parsippany-Troy Hills
Area [1]
• Total	6.87 sq mi (17.79 km^2)
• Land	6.09 sq mi (15.76 km^2)
• Water	0.78 sq mi (2.03 km^2)
Elevation	330 ft (100 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	22,778
• Density	3,742.69/sq mi (1,444.97/km^2)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code	07054
Area code(s)	973/862
FIPS code	34-56430[3]
GNIS feature ID	2806163[4]

Parsippany is a census-designated place (CDP)^[5] and the central community in the township of Parsippany–Troy Hills, Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 22,778,^[2] out of 56,162 in the entire township. 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 northeast. The southern end of Boonton Reservoir is also in the CDP. In common usage, "Parsippany" usually applies to the entire township.

Geography

The Parsippany CDP is bordered to the south and east by Troy Hills, to the northeast by Lake Hiawatha, and to the west by Rainbow Lakes, all in Parsippany-Troy Hills Township. It is also bordered by the borough of Mountain Lakes to the northwest and by Whippany in Hanover Township to the south.

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. U.S. Route 202 passes through the center and western parts of the CDP, leading north 3 miles (5 km) to Boonton and southwest 5 miles (8 km) to Morris Plains. U.S. Route 46 also passes through the center of the CDP, leading east 4 miles (6 km) to Pine Brook and northwest 5 miles (8 km) to Rockaway.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Parsippany CDP has a total area of 6.87 square miles (17.79 km²), of which 6.09 square miles (15.77 km²) are land and 0.78 square miles (2.02 km²), or 11.41%, are water.^[1] Boonton Reservoir, in the north part of the CDP, drains north into the Rockaway River near Boonton. Lake Parsippany is in the southwest part of the CDP and drains southeast into Eastmans Brook. The entire CDP is within the watershed of the Passaic River.

Demographics

Parsippany was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.^[4]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	22,778		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 2020[2] 2020[2]

References

1. "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
2. QuickFacts Parsippany CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 26, 2023.
3. Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
4. "Parsippany Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
5. State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
6. Census of Population and Housing, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 1, 2023.