Welcome to Boonton ...

The town of Boonton is located in Morris County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boonton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

The town was incorporated in 1866.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Boonton has a population of 8,911 people<2> (see below for details).

Boonton is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Boonton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Boonton: (973) and (862)<4>

Websites for Boonton ...

Official Website: www.boonton.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Boonton had an population of 8,911 people. This is an increase of 6.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Boonton had a population of 8,347 people. This makes Boonton the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Boonton represents 0.09% of the population of New Jersey (which has 8,791,894 people), making it the state's 53rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,347 people, the population of Boonton decreased 1.75% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 8,496 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Boonton.

Communities near Boonton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boonton.

• Newark
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Paterson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Elizabeth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Clifton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Passaic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• East Orange
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• Plainfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Hackensack
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
  • Hackensack is located in Bergen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
• Kearny
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearny
  • Kearny is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
• Garfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Garfield is located in Bergen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Boonton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boonton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boonton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boonton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boonton. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Boonton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boonton ...

Looking for more information about Boonton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Boonton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Boonton.

Adding Boonton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boonton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Boonton was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Boonton in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boonton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Boonton: www.boonton.org/

The official website for Morris County: www.co.morris.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/