Morris Plains, New Jersey
Morris Plains, New Jersey | |
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| Motto: "The Community of Caring" | |
Location of Morris Plains in Morris County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Morris County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Morris Plains, New Jersey | |
Location in Morris County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°50′20″N 74°28′27″W / 40.838806°N 74.474196°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Morris |
| Incorporated | April 15, 1926 |
| Named after | Lewis Morris |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Jason C. Karr (D, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Municipal clerk | Rosanne Denman |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.59 sq mi (6.71 km2) |
| • Land | 2.55 sq mi (6.61 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2) 1.35% |
| • Rank | 369th of 565 in state 30th of 39 in county |
| Elevation | 430 ft (130 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,153 |
• Estimate (2024) | 6,590 |
| • Rank | 341st of 565 in state 28th of 39 in county |
| • Density | 2,409.6/sq mi (930.4/km2) |
| • Rank | 258th of 565 in state 12th of 39 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07950 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3402748210 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885308 |
| Website | www |
Morris Plains is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 6,153, an increase of 621 (+11.2%) from the 2010 census count of 5,532, which in turn reflected an increase of 296 (+5.7%) from the 5,236 counted in the 2000 census.
Morris Plains was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 15, 1926, from portions of Hanover Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 15, 1926. The borough's name comes from Lewis Morris, colonial governor of New Jersey.
Morris Plains serves as a bedroom community, with many residents traveling to work in New York City. The Morristown Line of NJ Transit provides commuters with direct access to New York Penn Station and to Hoboken Terminal.