Town guide

Hanover, New Jersey

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
Sold over asking74%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Hanover

4 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Hanover

Distances

Nearest major airportNewark 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

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.

Hanover population by census2000: 12,898, 2010: 13,712, 2020: 14,67712,898200013,712201014,6772020

Morris County, 1900–2020

Morris County population, 1900 to 20201900: 65,156, 1910: 74,704, 1920: 82,694, 1930: 110,445, 1940: 125,732, 1950: 164,371, 1960: 261,620, 1970: 383,454, 1980: 407,630, 1990: 421,353, 2000: 470,212, 2010: 492,276, 2020: 509,28565K’00’1083K’20’30126K’40’50262K’60’70408K’80’90470K’00’10509K’20

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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near HanoverJan: high 38°F, low 21°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 40°F, low 22°F, 2.8 in; Mar: high 48°F, low 29°F, 4.2 in; Apr: high 61°F, low 39°F, 3.6 in; May: high 71°F, low 49°F, 4 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 59°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 64°F, 4.7 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 62°F, 3.7 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 54°F, 4.7 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 42°F, 4.5 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 33°F, 4.1 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 26°F, 4.4 in38°21°Jan3.740°22°Feb2.848°29°Mar4.261°39°Apr3.671°49°May4.081°59°Jun4.985°64°Jul4.784°62°Aug3.777°54°Sep4.764°42°Oct4.553°33°Nov4.142°26°Dec4.4Rain and melted snow, inches

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:

Largest industries in Morris CountyProfessional services: 43,205 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 40,387 jobs; Retail trade: 29,350 jobs; Company headquarters: 28,265 jobs; Administrative and support: 25,414 jobs; Wholesale trade: 22,948 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 22,146 jobs; Finance and insurance: 16,584 jobsProfessional services 14% Health care and social assistance 13% Retail trade 10% Company headquarters 9% Administrative and support 8% Wholesale trade 8% Hotels and restaurants 7% Finance and insurance 6%

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 doctors24
Specialist doctors82
Dentists14
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants68
Mental health providers47
Physical and occupational therapists76
Optometrists3
Chiropractors10
Pharmacies9

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.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1676.

Notable people born here

  • 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)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Bee Meadow SchoolWhippanyPre-K–5294Public2.1 mi
Salem Drive SchoolWhippanyK–5245Public0.5 mi
Memorial Junior SchoolWhippany6–8419Public1.6 mi
Whippany Park High SchoolWhippany9–12584Public1.0 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Inspire KidsWhippanyPre-K–K13Nonsectarian1.3 mi
The Calais SchoolWhippany2–12101Nonsectarian1.7 mi
Pg Chambers SchoolCedar KnollsUngraded108Nonsectarian0.4 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 Morris, Morristown, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Morris Plains, Harding and Mendham Township.

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