Town guide

Madison, New Jersey

Madison is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, home to about 16,447 people across 4.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 07940.

Homes sold for a median of $609 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population16,4473,816 per sq mi
Median home value$943,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$609Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking78%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Madison

1 ZIP code

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Around Madison

Distances

Nearest major airportNewark Liberty International Airport (EWR)14 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Newark, NJ13 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY26 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Madison; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Madison

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

Madison had 16,937 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.

It’s the 162nd largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.

Morris County grew from 65,156 residents in 1900 to 509,285 in 2020.

Madison population by census2000: 16,530, 2010: 15,845, 2020: 16,93716,530200015,845201016,9372020

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 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 50.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 24 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near MadisonJan: high 40°F, low 22°F, 3.5 in; Feb: high 42°F, low 23°F, 3 in; Mar: high 50°F, low 31°F, 4.2 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 41°F, 4 in; May: high 72°F, low 50°F, 4.1 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 60°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 66°F, 4.7 in; Aug: high 85°F, low 64°F, 4.9 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 56°F, 4.6 in; Oct: high 66°F, low 44°F, 4.6 in; Nov: high 54°F, low 35°F, 3.6 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 28°F, 4.4 in40°22°Jan3.542°23°Feb3.050°31°Mar4.262°41°Apr4.072°50°May4.182°60°Jun4.886°66°Jul4.785°64°Aug4.978°56°Sep4.666°44°Oct4.654°35°Nov3.644°28°Dec4.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Canoe Brook, NJ weather station (4 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

218 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Madison.

Nearest hospitals

  • Overlook Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Summit4.7 miles
  • Cooperman Barnabas Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Livingston6.1 miles
  • Va New Jersey Health Care SystemVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · East Orange9.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors7
Specialist doctors17
Dentists25
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants27
Mental health providers87
Physical and occupational therapists41
Optometrists3
Chiropractors11
Pharmacies5

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 Madison

Parks (21 nearby)

  • Memorial Park · 138 acres1.2 mi
  • Summerhill Park · 24 acres0.6 mi
  • Zuck Arboretum · 12 acres0.7 mi
  • James Park · 5 acres0.1 mi
  • Niles Park · 4 acres0.9 mi
  • Belleau Woods Park · 3 acres0.7 mi

Grocery stores (4 nearby)

  • Stop & Shop0.4 mi
  • C-Store0.5 mi
  • Whole Foods Market0.8 mi
  • Village Market1.2 mi

Pharmacies (3 nearby)

  • Madison Pharmacy0.2 mi
  • Walgreens0.3 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.2 mi

Libraries (3 nearby)

  • Rose Memorial Library0.4 mi
  • Learning Center0.4 mi
  • Madison Public Library0.6 mi

Museums (4 nearby)

  • Museum of Early Trades and Crafts0.1 mi
  • Museum of Early Trades and Crafts Education Annex0.1 mi
  • United Methodist Archives and History Center0.3 mi
  • United Methodist Archives0.3 mi

Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)

  • Madison Community Arts Center<0.1 mi
  • F M Kirby Shakespeare Theatre0.5 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 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

Colleges and universities

  • Fairleigh Dickinson University

Notable people born here

  • Horace Brown (1898) · American long-distance runner
  • Don Newcombe (1926) · Major League Baseball pitcher (1926–2019)
  • Ward Moore (1903) · American writer (1903–1978)
  • Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson (1858) · author (1858–1942)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Madison

Public schools here are run by Madison Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Central Avenue SchoolMadisonPre-K–5492Public0.3 mi
Kings Road SchoolMadisonK–5275Public1.0 mi
Torey J. Sabatini SchoolMadisonK–5281Public0.7 mi
Madison Junior SchoolMadison6–8555Public0.5 mi
Madison High SchoolMadison9–12761Public0.9 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Madison Montessori SchoolMadisonPre-K–K9Nonsectarian0.2 mi
Rainbow MontessoriMadisonPre-K–K6Nonsectarian0.1 mi
St Vincent Martyr SchoolMadisonPre-K–8372Roman Catholic0.1 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 Florham Park and Chatham Township.

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