New Vernon, New Jersey

About New Vernon

Set in the northern part of New Jersey, New Vernon is a small unincorporated community.

New Vernon holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.55 square miles.

📰 New Vernon News Today

• Christy Diven Ward, 55, of New Vernon, loved theater, owned own pet sitting service | Obituaries newjerseyhills.com · Mar 26
• New Vernon Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jul 1
• New Vernon Equities completes exterior upgrades for new development in East Hanover - ROI-NJ ROI-NJ · Jun 2
• New Vernon Equities completes exterior upgrades for transformative new development in East Hanover, N.J. JLL · May 28
• Kim Smith Howard Obituary dailyrecord.com · Dec 5

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes New Vernon Unique

• The only place in America named New Vernon — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in New Vernon

• Village Bistro

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Tunis-Ellicks House · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in New Vernon

• Bayne Park reviews ★
• Great Swamp Watershed Association · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Harding Land Trust reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in New Vernon

• Harding Township School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of New Vernon

🏘️ Nearby Communities