Millington, New Jersey | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Millington Station
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Millington's location in Morris County (Inset: Morris County in New Jersey) | |
Coordinates: 40°40′38″N 74°31′04″W / 40.67722°N 74.51778°WCoordinates: 40°40′38″N 74°31′04″W / 40.67722°N 74.51778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Morris |
Township | Long Hill |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,144 |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) |
ZIP code | 07946 |
Area code(s) | 908 |
FIPS code | 34027 |
Millington is an unincorporated community located within Long Hill Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.
The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 07946. Other communities in Long Hill Township include Gillette, Stirling, and the hamlet of Meyersville.
It borders the southern side of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge with access to Lord Stirling Park. The Passaic River forms its western and southern border. The Raptor Trust, a famous bird rehabilitation and education center within the Great Swamp is also inside the town limits.
Clover Hill Swimming Club was located there. It lost a 1966 civil rights case. In 2013, the lake is not sanitary for swimming. The only activity that takes place at this lake now, 2013, is fishing.
As of the 2010 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07946 was 3,144
Students in public school attend the Long Hill Township School System for grades K-8 and attend Watchung Hills Regional High School in Somerset County for grades 9-12. Millington School is the only active school still located in the town. It houses grades 2-5 and had an enrollment of 505 students as of the 2005-06 school year.