Hibernia is an unincorporated community located along County Route 513 (Green Pond Road) in Rockaway Township of Morris County, New Jersey.[1][4] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 07842. The community takes its name from Hibernia, the classical name for Ireland.[5]
Hibernia, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40°56′38″N 74°29′34″W[1] | |
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County | Morris |
Township | Rockaway |
Named for | Hibernia, the classical name for Ireland |
Area | |
• Total | 2.26 sq mi (5.86 km2) |
• Land | 2.16 sq mi (5.59 km2) |
• Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.27 km2) |
Elevation | 538 ft (164 m) |
Population (2020)[3] | |
• Total | 208 |
• Density | 96.34/sq mi (37.19/km2) |
ZIP code | 07866 |
GNIS feature ID | 877076[1] |
As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07842 was 93.
The Hibernia mines, a series of iron mines worked from pre-Revolutionary times until 1916, are located here.
Since 1970, the former Methodist Episcopal Church on Green Pond Road has been used as a branch of the Rockaway Township Free Public Library.[6]
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2020 | 208 | — | |
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