Official Name: | Parsippany, New Jersey |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Morris County#USA New Jersey#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Parsippany CDP |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Morris County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Coordinates: | 40.8572°N -74.4269°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Morris |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Parsippany-Troy Hills |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.87 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 6.09 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.78 |
Area Total Km2: | 17.79 |
Area Land Km2: | 15.76 |
Area Water Km2: | 2.03 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 22778 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 3742.69 |
Population Density Km2: | 1444.97 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
Elevation Ft: | 330 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 07054 |
Area Code: | 973/862 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | [3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2806163 |
Parsippany is a census-designated place (CDP)[4] and the central community in the township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It includes development around Lake Parsippany, as well as neighborhoods in the eastern part of the township, between Troy Hills to the south and Lake Hiawatha to the north. The southern end of Boonton Reservoir is also in the CDP.
Interstate 80 and Interstate 287 intersect in the center of the CDP. I-80 leads east to its terminus at Interstate 95 in Teaneck and west to the Delaware Water Gap, while I-287 leads northeast to Suffern, New York, and southwest to Somerville.
Parsippany was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. In common usage, "Parsippany" usually applies to the entire township.
As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 22,778.[2]