Sussex, New Jersey

Sussex is a borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the borough's population was 2,024.^[6]

Sussex, New Jersey
Borough
Intersection of Route 23 and Route 284
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
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Coordinates: 41.208771°N 74.608241°W / 41.208771; -74.608241[1][2]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Sussex
Incorporated	October 14, 1891 as Deckertown
Renamed	March 2, 1902 as Sussex
Named for	Sussex, England
Government [3]
• Type	Borough
• Body	Borough Council
Area [4]
• Total	0.62 sq mi (1.62 km2)
• Land	0.59 sq mi (1.54 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  5.00%
• Rank	536th of 565 in state 23rd of 24 in county[1]
Elevation [5]	449 ft (137 m)
Population  (2020)[6]
• Total	2,024
• Rank	484th of 565 in state 20th of 24 in county[7]
• Density	3,412.8/sq mi (1,317.7/km2)
• Rank	198th of 565 in state 1st of 24 in county[7]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	07461[8][9]
Area code(s)	973 exchanges: 702, 875[10]
FIPS code	3403771670[1][11][12]
GNIS feature ID	0885414[1][13]
Website	www.sussexboro.com