Boonton Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, home to about 4,423 people across 8.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 07005.
Homes sold for a median of $365 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Boonton Town; part is in Boonton Township
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Boonton Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)20 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ18 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY30 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Boonton Township; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Boonton Township had 4,380 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 399th largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.
Morris County grew from 65,156 residents in 1900 to 509,285 in 2020.
Morris County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 49.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Boonton 1 Se, NJ weather station (2 miles away).
301,249 jobs at 16,518 businesses in Morris County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
149 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Boonton Township.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 13 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 7 |
| Dentists | 7 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 13 |
| Mental health providers | 74 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 28 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 6 |
| Pharmacies | 13 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (10 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1867.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Boonton Township School District, Boonton Town Public School District, Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockaway Valley SchoolBoonton Township | Pre-K–8 | 396 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| School Street SchoolBoonton | Pre-K–2 | 325 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Intervale Elementary SchoolBoonton | K–5 | 287 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| John Hill SchoolBoonton | 3–8 | 556 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Boonton High SchoolBoonton | 9–12 | 646 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlphabetlandBoonton | Pre-K–1 | 6 | Islamic | 0.9 mi |
| Lumen Gentium AcademyBoonton | 9–12 | 104 | Roman Catholic | 0.4 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Boonton Town, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Montville and Rockaway Township.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.