Short Hills, New Jersey | |
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Location in Essex County Location in New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 40°44′21″N 74°19′39″W / 40.739157°N 74.327442°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Essex |
Township | Millburn |
Area | |
• Total | 5.27 sq mi (13.64 km2) |
• Land | 5.26 sq mi (13.61 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.29% |
Elevation | 377 ft (115 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 14,422 |
• Density | 2,743.4/sq mi (1,059.2/km2) |
Economics | |
• Median income | $250,000+ (2018-2022)[3] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | 07078[4] |
FIPS code | 34-67320[5][6][7] |
GNIS feature ID | 02584025[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.