Verona, New Jersey
Verona, New Jersey | |
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The Verona Park Boathouse, viewed from the north-west shore of Verona Park Lake | |
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Interactive map of Verona, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°49′57″N 74°14′34″W / 40.832468°N 74.242863°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Essex |
| Settled | 1702 |
| Incorporated | April 30, 1907 |
| Named after | Verona, Italy |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (council–manager) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Christopher Tamburro (term ends January, 2028) |
| • Manager | Kevin O'Sullivan |
| • Clerk | Jennifer Kiernan |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.81 sq mi (7.29 km2) |
| • Land | 2.80 sq mi (7.24 km2) |
| • Water | 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.74% |
| • Rank | 353rd of 565 in state 18th of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 335 ft (102 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,572 |
• Estimate (2024) | 14,779 |
| • Rank | 182nd of 565 in state 14th of 22 in county |
| • Density | 5,215.5/sq mi (2,013.7/km2) |
| • Rank | 110th of 565 in state 13th of 22 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07044 |
| Area codes | 973/862 exchanges: 239, 571, 857 |
| FIPS code | 3401375815 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1729716 |
| Website | www |
Verona is a township in Essex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 14,572, an increase of 1,240 (+9.3%) from the 2010 census count of 13,332, which in turn reflected a decline of 201 (−1.5%) from the 13,533 counted in the 2000 census.