Morristown

Summary

Morristown is a town of New Jersey^[1]. Morristown ranks in the top 7% of town_of_new_jersey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (575 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Morristown is located in Morris County^[3].
• Morristown is in the country of United States^[4].
• Morristown's head of government is recorded as Timothy P. Dougherty^[5].
• Morristown's image is recorded as 2025-08-08 18 32 47 UTC View centered on the border of Harding and Morris townships in Morris County, New Jersey (Morristown visible further in the distance) from a plane departing Newark Liberty International Airport.jpg^[6].
• Morristown's instance of is recorded as town of New Jersey^[7].
• Morristown's instance of is recorded as county seat^[8].
• Morristown's shares border with is recorded as Morris Township^[9].
• Morristown's ISNI is recorded as 0000000404602076^[10].
• Morristown's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 238752583^[11].
• Morristown's GND ID is recorded as 4389949-3^[12].
• Morristown's locator map image is recorded as Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey.png^[13].
• Morristown's postal code is recorded as 07960^[14].
• Morristown's postal code is recorded as 07962^[15].
• Morristown's postal code is recorded as 07963^[16].
• Morristown's Commons category is recorded as Morristown, New Jersey^[17].
• Morristown's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 170938^[18].
• Morristown's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[19].
• Morristown's local dialing code is recorded as 973^[20].
• +1715-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Morristown^[21].
• Morristown's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 885309^[22].
• Morristown's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 878494^[23].
• Morristown's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.7966, 'lon': -74.4773}^[24].
• Morristown's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0xr0t^[25].
• Morristown's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 34-48300^[26].
• Morristown's official website is recorded as https://www.townofmorristown.org/^[27].

Body

Geography

Morristown is in the country of United States^[4]. Morristown is located in Morris County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7.787879'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7.839231'}^[29]. Morristown's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+95'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+18411'}^[31] and {'amount': '+20180'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town of New Jersey^[7] and county seat^[8].

History and Context

+1715-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Morristown^[21].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Morristown include Morristown Municipal Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in United States^[35].

Why It Matters

Morristown ranks in the top 7% of town_of_new_jersey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (575 views/month).^[2] Morristown has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Morristown is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Morristown include Morristown Municipal Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in United States^[35].