Borough Hall
77 Main Street
Stanhope, NJ 07874
973-347-0159
Stanhope
A compact Sussex County borough at the southern gateway to the county, shaped by the Morris Canal, the Musconetcong River, historic industry and a walkable Main Street.
Neighboring municipalities: Byram Township, Netcong, Mount Olive, Hopatcong and Roxbury.
Boundary note: The Stanhope 07874 mailing area extends well beyond Stanhope Borough. NJTGO keeps borough businesses and attractions separate from nearby Byram Township locations even when those businesses use a Stanhope postal address.
Borough Essentials
Stanhope Public School
24 Valley Road
Lenape Valley Regional High School
28 Sparta Road
Louise Childs Branch Library
21 Stanhope Sparta Road
History & Local Character
Morris Canal Heritage
Stanhope developed as an important industrial and transportation community connected to the Morris Canal, iron works and later manufacturing.
Bell's Mansion
11 Main Street
The 19th-century mansion remains one of Stanhope's best-known historic buildings and today operates as a restaurant and gathering place.
Stanhope Union Cemetery
Waterloo Road area
A local historic burial ground associated with generations of borough families.
American Legion Post 278
119 Route 183
Longstanding veterans and community organization in the borough.
Parks & Recreation
Lake Musconetcong Park
46 Musconetcong Avenue
Waterfront borough recreation area serving residents and visitors.
Furnace Pond Park
Main Street area
Neighborhood open space tied to Stanhope's historic landscape.
Pennyton Park
Dell Road area
Local recreational open space within the borough.
Musconetcong River
The river forms an important part of Stanhope's landscape and connects the borough to a larger regional greenway and waterway system.
Nearby Attractions — Outside Stanhope Borough
Waterloo Village
Byram Township
This restored canal village uses a Stanhope mailing address but is outside Stanhope Borough.
Wild West City
Byram Township
The family attraction is also outside the borough despite the Stanhope postal address.
Explore locally: The Business & Shopping and Food & Drink pages are built around businesses physically within Stanhope Borough rather than the broader 07874 postal area.