Green Village, New Jersey | |
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![]() Green Village Post office | |
Location in Morris County Location in New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 40°44′21″N 74°27′13″W / 40.73917°N 74.45361°W | |
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County | Morris |
Township | Chatham and Harding |
Named for | Ashbel Green |
Area | |
• Total | 2.44 sq mi (6.33 km2) |
• Land | 2.34 sq mi (6.07 km2) |
• Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) |
Elevation | 249 ft (76 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,103 |
• Density | 470.76/sq mi (181.74/km2) |
ZIP Code | 07935 |
FIPS code | 34-28020[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 0876795[4] |
Green Village is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[5] located within portions of both Harding Township and Chatham Township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[6] It is located just north of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. It is named after Ashbel Green, former president of Princeton University.
Green Village has its own post office and fire department,[7] as well as a plant nursery known as The Farm at Green Village, a deli, a Methodist church, and a gas station. Additionally, a number of residents maintain farms and sell produce (including pumpkins, tomatoes, watermelons), eggs, and firewood. Green Village principally consists of three streets, namely Green Village Road, Meyersville Road, and Britten Road. Subject to an ongoing surveying controversy, it may include a portion of Woodland Road.
In the Forbes magazine 2006 ranking of the Most Expensive ZIP Codes in the United States, Green Village was ranked as the 282nd most expensive in the country, with its median home sale price in 2005 of $777,465.[8] As of 2021, the median home value within Green Village lies at $1,069,200.[9]