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Welcome to Whippany ...

Whippany is located in Morris County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whippany, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1863.

Whippany is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Whippany: 973 & 862<3>

The ZIP code for Whippany: 07981<4>

Communities near Whippany ...

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

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 Whippany. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whippany.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whippany. 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 Whippany.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whippany. See our Newspapers Page for Whippany.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whippany ...

Looking for more information about Whippany? 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 Whippany, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Whippany.

Adding Whippany to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whippany 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 Whippany was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Whippany post office opened in 1863.

We also found Whippany in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whippany.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Morris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whippany - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 973 code has been Overlayed with the 862 area code. New phone numbers in the Whippany area will be assigned with one of these codes: 973 or 862. As a result, placing a call in the Whippany area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Whippany). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Whippany or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/