Hibernia, New Jersey

Hibernia is an unincorporated community located within Rockaway Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.[2] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 07842. The community takes its name from Hibernia, the classical name for Ireland.[3]

Hibernia, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Methodist Episcopal Church of Hibernia
Hibernia, New Jersey
Hibernia's location in Morris County (Inset: Morris County in New Jersey)
Hibernia, New Jersey
Hibernia, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Hibernia, New Jersey
Hibernia, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°56′38″N 74°29′34″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMorris
TownshipRockaway
Named forHibernia, the classical name for Ireland
Elevation
538 ft (164 m)
ZIP code
07866
GNIS feature ID0877076[1]

As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07842 was 93.

The Hibernia mines, a series of iron mines worked from pre-Revolutionary times until 1916, are located here.

Hibernia has a public Library on Green Pond Road.

References
  1. "Hibernia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 156.
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