Chester is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, home to about 7,748 people across 29 square miles. Its ZIP code is 07930, and parts of 07836 and 07931 are in Chester too.
Homes sold for a median of $361 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Chester; also Chester Borough and Mount Olive
Mostly Mount Olive; part is in Chester
Mostly Bernards; part is in Chester
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Chester. 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)27 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ27 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY39 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Chester; 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.
Chester had 7,713 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.
It’s the 303rd 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 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 45.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Somerville Somerset Ap, NJ weather station (11 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).
203 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Chester.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 14 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 24 |
| Dentists | 16 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 27 |
| Mental health providers | 55 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 58 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 7 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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 (4 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 3.5 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 1799.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Chester Township School District, West Morris Regional High School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickerson Elementary SchoolChester | Pre-K–2 | 356 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Bragg Elementary SchoolChester | 3–5 | 297 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Black River Middle SchoolChester | 6–8 | 352 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| West Morris Central High SchoolChester | 9–12 | 1,015 | Public | 3.3 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Mount Olive, Roxbury, Bernards, Bedminster, Chester Borough, Far Hills, Peapack and Gladstone, Mendham Township and Bernardsville.
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.