Chester Borough, New Jersey
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Chester Borough is a borough in southwestern Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[18] As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,681,[10] an increase of 32 (+1.9%) from the 2010 census count of 1,649,[19][20] which in turn reflected an increase of 14 (+0.9%) from the 1,635 counted in the 2000 census.[21] Chester's name is derived from the township, which was named for Chestershire in England.[22]
Chester Borough, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.790628°N 74.690085°W / 40.790628; -74.690085[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Morris |
Incorporated | April 3, 1930 |
Named for | Chestershire, England |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Janet G. Hoven (R, term ends December 31, 2026)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Margaret Nordstrom[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Robin Ghebreal[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 1.59 sq mi (4.13 km2) |
• Land | 1.59 sq mi (4.12 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0.13% |
• Rank | 441th of 565 in state 37th of 39 in county[1] |
Elevation | 866 ft (264 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,681 |
• Estimate (2023)[11] | 1,678 |
• Rank | 503rd of 565 in state 38th of 39 in county[12] |
• Density | 1,055.7/sq mi (407.6/km2) |
• Rank | 376th of 565 in state 28th of 39 in county[12] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | 07930[13] |
Area code | 908[14] |
FIPS code | 3402712580[1][15][16] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885184[1][17] |
Website | www |
Chester Borough is located within the Raritan Valley region[23] and is periodically recognized as part of the Somerset Hills.[24][25] The borough is completely surrounded by Chester Township, making it part of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.[26][27][28][29]
In the Forbes magazine's rankings of the Most Expensive ZIP Codes in the United States, Chester was ranked 288th in 2006 (with a median sale price of $775,000) and 321st in 2010 (with a median price of $823,691).[30][31]