Hanover is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, home to about 14,769 people across 11 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 07927 and 07981, and parts of 07950 and 07960 are in Hanover too.
Homes sold for a median of $418 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population14,7691,405 per sq mi
Median home value$629,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$418Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hanover. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Hanover
Distances
Nearest major airport
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)17 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Newark, NJ16 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY28 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Hanover; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Hanover
U.S. Representative · New Jersey’s 11th DistrictAnalilia Mejia (D)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Hanover had 14,677 residents in the 2020 census, up 14% since 2000.
It’s the 181st 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).
Weather by month
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 (6 miles away).
Jobs in Morris County
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).
Health care
324 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hanover’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Denville5.3 miles
Morristown Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Morristown7.9 miles
Cooperman Barnabas Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Livingston8.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
24
Specialist doctors
82
Dentists
14
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
68
Mental health providers
47
Physical and occupational therapists
76
Optometrists
3
Chiropractors
10
Pharmacies
9
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.
Places in and around Hanover
Parks (26 nearby)
Bee Meadow Park · 75 acres1.9 mi
Community Park · 26 acres1.6 mi
Lake Parsippany Park · 13 acres2.2 mi
Washington's Headquarters · 11 acres2.0 mi
Simon's Park · 9 acres2.2 mi
Hanover Central Park · 8 acres0.3 mi
Grocery stores (7 nearby)
Wegmans1.4 mi
ShopRite1.4 mi
Lidl1.7 mi
Stop & Shop2.0 mi
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Towne Pharmacy0.4 mi
CVS Pharmacy1.8 mi
Libraries (3 nearby)
Whippanong Library1.0 mi
Morris County Public Library1.0 mi
Beit Yisrael Library2.3 mi
Museums (8 nearby)
Frelinghuysen Mansion1.2 mi
Morris Museum1.6 mi
Whippany Railway Museum1.6 mi
Morris Plains Borough Museum1.7 mi
Acorn Hall1.8 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Bickford Theater1.6 mi
Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.
Mahlon Dickerson (1770) · American politician (1770-1853)
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Hanover
Public schools here are run by Hanover Township School District, Hanover Park Regional High School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Bee Meadow SchoolWhippany
Pre-K–5
294
Public
2.1 mi
Salem Drive SchoolWhippany
K–5
245
Public
0.5 mi
Memorial Junior SchoolWhippany
6–8
419
Public
1.6 mi
Whippany Park High SchoolWhippany
9–12
584
Public
1.0 mi
Private schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Inspire KidsWhippany
Pre-K–K
13
Nonsectarian
1.3 mi
The Calais SchoolWhippany
2–12
101
Nonsectarian
1.7 mi
Pg Chambers SchoolCedar Knolls
Ungraded
108
Nonsectarian
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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