Hillcrest Rd Bridge 20110930-jag9889, 2011
Gillette’s story
154 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2011.
- 1872Gillette is settled
GilletteNJ
A town of 2,833, settled in 1872.
5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Adam Moss · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
2,833
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$636K
Census ACS
Household income
$109K
median
Median age
38.3
years
Jobs based here
875
A commuter town
Is Gillette a good place to live?
67% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Gillette, above both the New Jersey town median (45%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). 54% of the land in Gillette is conserved, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, at 1,079 acres. We don’t grade Gillette yet; the figures below are still real.
Get outside
3 miles of trails in Gillette
54% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
Trails © OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 641 attractions →Madison Square Garden and 536 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Gillette. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw26 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw25 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw27 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw23 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
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Getting set up
Moving to Gillette: who provides what
Gillette is unincorporated, so Morris County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerJCP&L18.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterNj American Water - Short HillsNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesMorris CountyMorris County provides services here
SchoolsLong Hill Township School DistrictWatchung Hills Region School District2 districts serve Gillette; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn New Jersey you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereMorris County ClerkMorris County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Apr 2020
ZIP code0793307933 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Gillette.
54%conserved
54%
conserved · 1,534 of 2,842 acres
2.5 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Great Swamp Wilderness | 1.1 mi | 743 |
| 2. Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge | 0.6 mi | 1,079 |
| 3. Matthew G. Kantor Memorial Park | 0.5 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Work & commute
Gillette has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Gillette for work: only 3% work in town. Gillette’s average trip to work is 23 minutes. The top destinations are New York (11%), Long Hill Township (7%) and Newark (3%).
3%work in town
| Gillette | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Gillette3%
New York11%
Long Hill Township7%
Newark3%
Berkeley Heights Township3%
12 mi
median commute distance
875
jobs based in Gillette
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Gillette has four seasons and pleasant summers
Gillette has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
24″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter24–42°
Spring40–62°
Summer62–84°
Fall45–65°
Oct 27
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+2.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards
Gillette faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.
61risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health
How healthy Gillette is
Gillette beats the New Jersey average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 23% of Gillette adults have obesity.
| Gillette | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 36% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
32 measures vs. New Jersey
17 better14 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Gillette | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.3% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.6% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.5% |
Overlook Medical Center
5.5 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
$881Kmedian sale price
2
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Gillette
16pages on Gillette
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
21 within 15 miles of the center of Gillette
Drew UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Madison4.9 mi$47,100 tuitionUCNJ Union College of Union County, New JerseyCommunity college · Public · Cranford7.4 mi$5,280 in-state tuitionKean UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Union11.8 mi$14,299 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Gillette residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Gillette for work
Where Gillette’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
875jobs based in Gillette
3%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Gillette
Place in Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Gillette is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Long Hill Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07933. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP had a population of 2,956.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 4.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 246 ft
- ZIP code
- 07933
Gillette’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Gillette.
Long Hill TownshipBerkeley Heights TownshipWarren TownshipStirlingChatham TownshipGillette
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillette | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Long Hill Township | #187 | B+ | D | — | A− | A+ |
| Berkeley Heights Township | #38 | A+ | D | A | A− | A+ |
| Warren Township | #29 | A+ | D | A | A− | A+ |
| Stirling | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chatham Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Long Hill Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Gillette, Stirling and Chatham Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Gillette with a neighbor →
Questions about Gillette
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Gillette, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Gillette yet; the figures below are still real.