Stanhope, New Jersey

Stanhope is a borough in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,526,^[10] a decrease of 84 (−2.3%) from the 2010 census count of 3,610,^[19][20] which in turn reflected an increase of 26 (+0.7%) from the 3,584 counted in the 2000 census.^[21]

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Stanhope, New Jersey
Borough
The Stanhope House
Map of Stanhope in Sussex County. Inset: Location of Sussex County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Stanhope, New Jersey
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Coordinates: 40.913366°N 74.70363°W / 40.913366; -74.70363[1][2]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Sussex
Incorporated	March 24, 1904
Government [3]
• Type	Borough
• Body	Borough Council
• Mayor	Patricia Zdichocki (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5]
• Administrator	Brian McNeilly[6]
• Municipal clerk	Ellen Horak[7]
Area [8]
• Total	2.10 sq mi (5.43 km2)
• Land	1.84 sq mi (4.76 km2)
• Water	0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2)  12.25%
• Rank	404th of 565 in state 20th of 24 in county[1]
Elevation [9]	961 ft (293 m)
Population  (2020)[10]
• Total	3,526
• Estimate  (2022)[11]	3,560
• Rank	429th of 565 in state 15th of 24 in county[12]
• Density	1,918.7/sq mi (740.8/km2)
• Rank	300th of 565 in state 4th of 24 in county[12]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	07874[13][14]
Area code(s)	973[15]
FIPS code	3403770380[1][16][17]
GNIS feature ID	0885408[1][18]
Website	www.stanhopenj.gov

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Stanhope was formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 24, 1904, from portions of Byram Township.^[22][23]