Sussex, New Jersey
Sussex, New Jersey | |
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View south along Main Street in central Sussex | |
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Map of Sussex County highlighting Sussex Borough. Inset: Location of Sussex County in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Sussex, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 41°12′32″N 74°36′30″W / 41.208771°N 74.608241°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Sussex |
| Incorporated | October 14, 1891 as Deckertown |
| Renamed | March 2, 1902 as Sussex |
| Named after | Sussex, England |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Robert Holowach (R, term ends December 31, 2027) |
| • Administrator | Antoinette Smith |
| • Municipal clerk | Antoinette Smith |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.63 sq mi (1.62 km2) |
| • Land | 0.59 sq mi (1.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0.031 sq mi (0.08 km2) 5.00% |
| • Rank | 536th of 565 in state 23rd of 24 in county |
| Elevation | 449 ft (137 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,024 |
• Estimate (2023) | 2,050 |
| • Rank | 484th of 565 in state 20th of 24 in county |
| • Density | 3,412.8/sq mi (1,317.7/km2) |
| • Rank | 198th of 565 in state 1st of 24 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07461 |
| Area code | 973 exchanges: 702, 875 |
| FIPS code | 3403771670 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885414 |
| Website | www |
Sussex is a borough in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,024, a decrease of 106 (−5.0%) from the 2010 census count of 2,130, which in turn reflected a decline of 15 (−0.7%) from the 2,145 counted in the 2000 census.
The county and borough are named for the historic county of Sussex in England.