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Succasunna, New Jersey
Succasunna is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Roxbury Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States, serving as the township's downtown and population center. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 10,338, up from 9,152 in 2010.
The name "Succasunna" comes from the Lenni Lenape Native American word for "land of black stones", most likely due to the rich iron ore deposits in the area. The community was established circa 1740.
The Morris Canal was an important transportation link in the iron industry around Succasunna, carrying coal to iron ore-producing areas throughout North Jersey. The canal was abandoned in 1924 and largely dismantled.
Succasunna was the site of the world's first electronic switching public telephone exchange. The Western Electric model 1ESS system was cut over for service on the New Jersey Bell 584 central office on May 30, 1965. A commemorative plaque on the wall of the central office building notes this historic event. Instead of electro-mechanical relays, the 1ESS was the first commercial computerized electronic switching system. This innovation allowed for features of modern telephone service, like call forwarding, call waiting, and three-way calling.
Succasunna is in western Morris County and occupies the southern portion of Roxbury Township. It is bordered to the northwest by Ledgewood and to the northeast by Kenvil, both in Roxbury Township. It is bordered to the southeast by Randolph Township, to the south by Chester Township, and to the southwest by Flanders in Mount Olive Township.
New Jersey Route 10 passes through the northeast part of Succasunna, leading northwest 1 mile (1.6 km) to its terminus at U.S. Route 46 in Ledgewood and east 13 miles (21 km) to Whippany. The Morristown and Erie Railway runs rail freight service through the area two to five times per week on its High Bridge Branch.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Succasunna CDP has a total area of 6.04 square miles (15.64 km2), of which 5.87 square miles (15.20 km2) are land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2), or 2.78%, are water. The community is drained by the Lamington River, which forms the southeast border of the CDP and is a tributary of the North Branch of the Raritan River, and by Drakes Brook, which flows southwest out of the community and is a tributary of the South Branch of the Raritan.
Succasunna was part of the Succasunna-Kenvil CDP in the 2000 United States census, which counted the combined population of Succasunna and Kenvil as 12,569. For the 2010 census, the area was split into two CDPs, Succasunna, with a population of 9,152, and Kenvil with 3,009 people.
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Succasunna, New Jersey
Succasunna is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Roxbury Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States, serving as the township's downtown and population center. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 10,338, up from 9,152 in 2010.
The name "Succasunna" comes from the Lenni Lenape Native American word for "land of black stones", most likely due to the rich iron ore deposits in the area. The community was established circa 1740.
The Morris Canal was an important transportation link in the iron industry around Succasunna, carrying coal to iron ore-producing areas throughout North Jersey. The canal was abandoned in 1924 and largely dismantled.
Succasunna was the site of the world's first electronic switching public telephone exchange. The Western Electric model 1ESS system was cut over for service on the New Jersey Bell 584 central office on May 30, 1965. A commemorative plaque on the wall of the central office building notes this historic event. Instead of electro-mechanical relays, the 1ESS was the first commercial computerized electronic switching system. This innovation allowed for features of modern telephone service, like call forwarding, call waiting, and three-way calling.
Succasunna is in western Morris County and occupies the southern portion of Roxbury Township. It is bordered to the northwest by Ledgewood and to the northeast by Kenvil, both in Roxbury Township. It is bordered to the southeast by Randolph Township, to the south by Chester Township, and to the southwest by Flanders in Mount Olive Township.
New Jersey Route 10 passes through the northeast part of Succasunna, leading northwest 1 mile (1.6 km) to its terminus at U.S. Route 46 in Ledgewood and east 13 miles (21 km) to Whippany. The Morristown and Erie Railway runs rail freight service through the area two to five times per week on its High Bridge Branch.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Succasunna CDP has a total area of 6.04 square miles (15.64 km2), of which 5.87 square miles (15.20 km2) are land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2), or 2.78%, are water. The community is drained by the Lamington River, which forms the southeast border of the CDP and is a tributary of the North Branch of the Raritan River, and by Drakes Brook, which flows southwest out of the community and is a tributary of the South Branch of the Raritan.
Succasunna was part of the Succasunna-Kenvil CDP in the 2000 United States census, which counted the combined population of Succasunna and Kenvil as 12,569. For the 2010 census, the area was split into two CDPs, Succasunna, with a population of 9,152, and Kenvil with 3,009 people.