Kenvil New Jersey Map

About Kenvil, New Jersey

Kenvil is a locality in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,722. The population density is 559.6 people per km². Kenvil is located at 40.8798°N, 74.6185°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone.

Kenvil rests in a hollow, a place where the land gathers itself before rising again into the rolling hills of Morris County. It lies 2.0 miles north-west of Randolph, NJ (from Randolph, NJ: bearing 311°T), and is situated 6.3 miles east-north-east of Mount Olive. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a cool breath against the skin. Small streams, remnants of a time when water power was king, still murmur through the undergrowth, their banks softened by moss and fallen leaves. The houses, a mix of modest ranchers and older Victorians with their wraparound porches, seem to huddle together for warmth, their gardens often bursting with late-season blooms – robust chrysanthemums and the last defiant roses. The sky above Kenvil can be a canvas of bruised purples and fiery oranges at sunset, a spectacle that stills the day's hurried movements. The early days of Kenvil were shaped by the iron ore that lay beneath its soil, a bounty that fueled furnaces and brought a rough-hewn prosperity to the region. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, a vital artery of commerce, once thrummed through the heart of Kenvil, its tracks now a silent testament to a bygone era. Today, the local economy is more varied, a blend of small businesses and residents who commute to larger employment centers, yet a certain quiet industriousness persists. The spirit of self-reliance, born from those earlier days of mining and rail, still seems to imbue the place, a subtle undercurrent in the lives of those who call Kenvil home.

About This Kenvil Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kenvil, New Jersey — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.879821, -74.618493. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Kenvil and Morris County.

Detailed location data for Kenvil includes the ZIP code (07847), telephone area code (732, 848), county seat of Morris County (Morristown), and school district assignment (Roxbury Township School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Kenvil is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.