Stanhope, New Jersey
Stanhope, New Jersey | |
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The now closed Stanhope House | |
Map of Stanhope in Sussex County. Inset: Location of Sussex County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Stanhope, New Jersey | |
Stanhope Location in Sussex County Stanhope Location in New Jersey Stanhope Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°54′48″N 74°42′13″W / 40.913366°N 74.70363°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Sussex |
| Incorporated | March 24, 1904 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Gene Wronko (R, term ends December 31, 2027) |
| • Administrator | Brian McNeilly |
| • Municipal clerk | Ellen Horak |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.10 sq mi (5.43 km2) |
| • Land | 1.84 sq mi (4.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2) 12.25% |
| • Rank | 404th of 565 in state 20th of 24 in county |
| Elevation | 961 ft (293 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,526 |
• Estimate (2023) | 3,575 |
| • Rank | 429th of 565 in state 15th of 24 in county |
| • Density | 1,918.7/sq mi (740.8/km2) |
| • Rank | 300th of 565 in state 4th of 24 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07874 |
| Area code | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3403770380 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885408 |
| Website | www |
Stanhope is a borough located in the southernmost portion of Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,526, a decrease of 84 (−2.3%) from the 2010 census count of 3,610, which in turn reflected an increase of 26 (+0.7%) from the 3,584 counted in the 2000 census.
Stanhope was formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 24, 1904, from portions of Byram Township.