07961
ZIP 07961 is Convent Station, New Jersey, in Morris County; area codes 973 and 862; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Morris
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Population
- 333
- Coordinates
- 40.7811, -74.4352
Weather right now
Asking the National Weather Service…
Where 07961 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 07961 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgGLO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 7,961 = 19 × 419. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1111100011001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07960 (Morristown, NJ, 4 mi away) and 07962 (Morristown, NJ, 10 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 07961 becomes 16970, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06791, 09176, 09716, 10976, 17069, 17960, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96701 in Aiea, HI, 4,934 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
- 🎯1,270 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07961 and you would come out at 40.78°S, 105.56°E — 836 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
- 📏 At 0.170 square miles of land, 07961 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 82 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 333This ZIP333 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 20.9This ZIP20.9New Jersey40.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 93.8%This ZIP93.8% |
| Mean commute | 14.3 minThis ZIP14.3 min |
| Population density | 1,958.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,958.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 12This ZIP12 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 180This ZIP180 |
| Annual payroll | $19,323,000This ZIP$19,323,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 07961
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 07961
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
07940 | Madison, NJ | 1.6 mi |
07932 | Florham Park, NJ | 2.2 mi |
07963 | Morristown, NJ | 2.7 mi |
07981 | Whippany, NJ | 3.0 mi |
07927 | Cedar Knolls, NJ | 3.1 mi |
07935 | Green Village, NJ | 3.3 mi |
07960 | Morristown, NJ | 3.5 mi |
07928 | Chatham, NJ | 4.0 mi |
07976 | New Vernon, NJ | 4.3 mi |
07936 | East Hanover, NJ | 4.5 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 07961 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 07961?
07961 is in Convent Station, New Jersey, in Morris County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7811, -74.4352.
What county is 07961 in?
07961 lies in Morris County.
What area code is 07961?
Convent Station uses area codes 973 and 862, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 07961 in?
07961 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 07961?
About 333 people live in ZIP code 07961, at 1,958.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 07961?
The closest are 07940 (1.6 mi), 07932 (2.2 mi), 07963 (2.7 mi), 07981 (3 mi) and 07927 (3.1 mi).
Is 07961 a PO Box ZIP code?
07961 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
Download or cite
Cite this page
zipcodes.pro. “07961 ZIP Code — Convent Station, New Jersey (Morris County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/07961
Machine-readable version of these facts:
curl https://zipcodes.pro/zip/07961.jsonUnderlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.