Chester Borough, New Jersey
Chester Borough is a borough in southwestern Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,681, an increase of 32 (+1.9%) from the 2010 census count of 1,649, which in turn reflected an increase of 14 (+0.9%) from the 1,635 counted in the 2000 census. Chester's name is derived from the township, which was named for Chestershire in England.
Chester Borough, New Jersey | |
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Main Street in Downtown Chester | |
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Location of Chester Borough in Morris County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Morris County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Chester Borough, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 40.790628°N 74.690085°W | |
| 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) |
| • Administrator | Margaret Nordstrom |
| • Municipal clerk | Robin Ghebreal |
| 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 |
| Elevation | 866 ft (264 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,681 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 1,675 |
| • Rank | 503rd of 565 in state 38th of 39 in county |
| • Density | 1,055.7/sq mi (407.6/km2) |
| • Rank | 376th of 565 in state 28th of 39 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07930 |
| Area code | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3402712580 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885184 |
| Website | www |
Chester Borough is located within the Raritan Valley region and is periodically recognized as part of the Somerset Hills. 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.
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).