Hibernia New Jersey Map

About Hibernia, New Jersey

Hibernia is a locality in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. It is a small community with a population of 208. The population density is 37.2 people per km². Hibernia is located at 40.9440°N, 74.4927°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 07866, 07842.

Hibernia emerges from the rugged terrain of northern New Jersey as a place where the earth itself seems to hold the memory of deep excavation. It lies 3.2 miles north-northeast of Rockaway, NJ (from Rockaway, NJ: bearing 21°T), and is situated 7.7 miles northeast of Randolph. Hibernia Brook cuts a narrow, purposeful path through the landscape, its waters flowing with a cold, insistent clarity that shapes the character of the surrounding woods. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Kittatinny Mountains provides a hazy, serrated edge to the horizon, while the immediate surroundings are defined by the dense, untamed thickets of the Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area. The light here often lingers in the hollows, casting long, bruised shadows across the uneven ground long before the sun has fully retreated behind the ridges, lending the air a heavy, still quality that feels detached from the frantic pace of the wider world.

Historical echoes of the iron mining industry persist in the rusted artifacts and scarred hillsides that remind observers of a time when Hibernia provided the raw materials for a growing nation. The local economy has long since shifted away from the subterranean extraction that once defined its founding, yet the legacy of those laborers remains etched into the steep, rocky slopes and the quiet, winding roads. Only a few miles away, the surface of Lake Denmark reflects the changing seasons with a mirror-like stillness, offering a stark contrast to the industrious, earth-moving history of the nearby Rockaway Valley. Life in Hibernia moves with a deliberate, quiet cadence, shaped by the proximity of the Norvin Green State Forest and the persistent, quiet presence of the brook that continues to carve its way through the bedrock.

About This Hibernia Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hibernia, New Jersey. Coordinates: 40.943987, -74.492656. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Hibernia includes the ZIP code (07866, 07842), telephone area code (732, 848), county seat of Morris County (Morristown), and school district assignment (Morris Hills Regional School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.