Whippany, New Jersey
Whippany, New Jersey | |
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Whippany's Central Park | |
Whippany Location in Morris County Whippany Location in New Jersey Whippany Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°49′28″N 74°25′02″W / 40.82444°N 74.41722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Morris |
| Township | Hanover |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.74 sq mi (14.9 km2) |
| • Land | 5.61 sq mi (14.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2) |
| Elevation | 233 ft (71 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,863 |
| • Density | 1,580.1/sq mi (610.1/km2) |
| ZIP Code | 07981 |
| FIPS code | 34-80540 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0881770 |
Whippany (/hwɪpəni/ WHIP-ə-nee) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hanover Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 8,863.
Whippany's name is derived from the Whippanong Native Americans, a tribe that once inhabited the area. Whippanong meant "place of the willows", named for the trees growing along the banks of the Whippany River.