Short Hills, New Jersey

Short Hills, New Jersey
Waterfall garden at the Hartshorn Arboretum in Short Hills
Waterfall garden at the Hartshorn Arboretum in Short Hills
Location of Short Hills in Essex County highlighted in right (red). Inset map: Location of Essex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left).
Location of Short Hills in Essex County highlighted in right (red). Inset map: Location of Essex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left).
Short Hills is located in Essex County, New Jersey
Short Hills
Short Hills
Location in Essex County
Short Hills is located in New Jersey
Short Hills
Short Hills
Location in New Jersey
Short Hills is located in the United States
Short Hills
Short Hills
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°44′21″N 74°19′39″W / 40.739157°N 74.327442°W / 40.739157; -74.327442
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyEssex
TownshipMillburn
Area
 • Total
5.27 sq mi (13.64 km2)
 • Land5.26 sq mi (13.61 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.29%
Elevation377 ft (115 m)
Population
 • Total
14,422
 • Density2,743.4/sq mi (1,059.2/km2)
Economics
 • Median income$250,000+ (2018-2022)[3]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
07078[4]
FIPS code34-67320[5][6][7]
GNIS feature ID02584025[5][8]

Short Hills is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[9][10] situated within Millburn Township, in Essex County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey, and part of the New York metropolitan area.[11][12] The community is a commuter town for residents who work in Manhattan.[13] As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 14,422.[3]

In the Forbes magazine's rankings of the Most Expensive ZIP Codes in the United States, Short Hills was listed among the top 100 nationwide, coming in 66th in 2006 (with a median sale price of $1,200,000) and 67th in 2012 (median of $1,951,846).[14][15] The median household income in Short Hills, according to the United States Census Bureau, exceeded $250,000 in the period from 2018-2022, while per capita income, as of the 2020 United States Census, was $153,124.[3]

Short Hills is home to the upscale Mall at Short Hills, also known as the Short Hills Mall, located near affluent communities in neighboring Morris and Union counties along the Passaic River.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Short Hills Census Designated Place, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed November 6, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d QuickFacts Short Hills CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 3, 2023.
  4. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Short Hills, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed November 6, 2012.
  5. ^ a b Gazetteer of New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 21, 2016.
  6. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  7. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  8. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  9. ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 30, 2023.
  10. ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 27, 2022.
  11. ^ New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed October 17, 2012.
  12. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed April 19, 2015.
  13. ^ Caldwell, Dave. "Schools, Shops and Transit, in a Pretty Package", The New York Times, March 8, 2012. Accessed March 18, 2024. "Stewart Hartshorn, a 19th-century tycoon who made his fortune making spring roller shades, clearly did not have a giant mall with Bulgari, Fendi and Dior in mind when he began to buy about 1,500 acres in Essex County with the idea of creating a comfortable commuter suburb."
  14. ^ "Most expensive ZIP codes 2006: New Jersey", Forbes, April 24, 2006. Accessed September 17, 2013.
  15. ^ Brennan, Morgan. "Most Expensive ZIP Codes: 2012", Forbes, October 16, 2012. Accessed February 19, 2020.

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