New Vernon, New Jersey

New Vernon is an unincorporated area located in Harding Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The village is within the boundaries of Harding Township along with a portion of Green Village. It is the location of the governmental offices for Harding Township. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 07976 which is identified as being New Vernon.

As of the United States 2000 Census, the population for Zip Code Tabulation Area 07976 was 729.

Forbes magazine ranked New Vernon, New Jersey — ZIP code 07976 — as one of the 25 most "expensive" zip codes in the country., Forbes magazine April 21, 2006

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of New Vernon include:

• William O. Baker (1915-2005) - a chairman of Bell Laboratories Kamin, Arthur Z. , The New York Times, October 23, 1994. Accessed July 6, 2008. "One of the council members is from New Jersey -- Dr. William O. Baker of New Vernon, the retired chairman of AT&T Bell Laboratories at Murray Hill."
• Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge (1882–1973) - a philanthropist, the first woman invited to judge for the Westminster Kennel Club, a founder of the Seeing Eye Foundation, Saint Hubert's at Giralda, and the Morris and Essex Dog Club; daughter of William Avery Rockefeller, Jr.
• Marcellus Hartley Dodge, Sr. (1881–1963) - a philanthropist, chairman of Remington Arms Company, president of the Y.M.C.A.,......
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