Local servicesHospitalGreystone Park Psychiatric Hospital3.8 miPost officeBrookside Post Office1.0 miTown hallMendham Township Town Hall1.1 miPoliceMendham Township Police Department1.1 miFire stationMendham Township Fire Department1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 elementary, 1 middleMiddleMendham Township Middle School1.1 miElementaryMendham Township Elementary School1.2 miElementaryShongum Elementary School1.7 miCollegeCounty College of Morris3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR23 miInterstateI-2874.4 miUS highwayUS 2024.4 miAmtrakMetropark, NJ MET21 miRailMORRIS PLAINSNJ TRANSIT5.1 miCoachRockaway, NJ (Rockaway Mall, Parking lot near pole 33, which is roughly between Macys and the Hilton Garden Inn.)OurBus6.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:26 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:19 am – 4:33 pm
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People262 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 17.073 households100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $9,688 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages100% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 29% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 79%, other Indo-European languages 21%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 21°F49 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month June30 in of snow a year, on about 14 days16 days above 90°F, 124 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Boonton 1 Se station, 11 mi away; snow from Pottersville 2 Nnw
Nearby landmarksFreedom Park Trailheadpark · 1.9 miClyde Potts Trailheadtrailhead · 1.1 miCalais Mountainpeak · 1.2 miLaurel Lakelake · 4.4 miClyde Potts Reservoirreservoir · under a mileCombs Hollow Trailheadtrailhead · 1.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRandolph Senior Community Centerhistoric site · 1.5 miClyde Pottspark · 1.1 miMorristown National Historical Parkhistoric site · 2.7 mi · 1,685 acresBlack River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.7 miGreat Swamp National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.4 mi · 7,853 acresHopatcong State Parkstate park · 8.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202413 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202527 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMorris County, NJ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighStrong wind Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025275 of 326 days measured48 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 129main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Morris County monitors, NJ
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCherry Lane Mobile Home Parkserves 111 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202113 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation774 ft236 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
