Rockaway Twp, NJ

(Morris County)

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Rockaway Township and Rockaway Borough are located in picturesque northwestern Morris County.

Rockaway Township

Rockaway Township is the largest municipality in the county, spanning over 45.6 square miles. With over 20,000 residents, Rockaway Township is a family community that offers a unique combination of distinctive neighborhoods which retain a small town character, with lake communities, new housing developments and quiet, more rural residential areas. 

The entire community is a rolling countryside with excellent recreational facilities. Protected open space and the environment form an important partnership with the Township’s industry and businesses. 

It's an ideal location for retirement and of course, with New York City within close commuting distance, you can take advantage of all the culture, dining, nightlife and shopping that the city has to offer.

Within Rockaway Township is Rockaway Townsquare Mall, one of the largest and most modern shopping malls in New Jersey. There are six local schools (five elementary and one middle school), with two regional high schools located just outside its boundaries. The Police Department consists of 53 police officers and there are five volunteer Fire and Rescue Companies serving the area with a combined total of 150 men and women. 

Rockaway Township, which celebrated its Sesquicentennial Anniversary in 1994, is not only an ideal location for business but, just as importantly, offers an ideal location for living, raising a family and enjoying life.

Education
Rockaway Twp. Public Schools
Morris Hills High School

Transportation 
Only 35 miles west of New York City, several major highways serve the Rockaway Township area. Interstate 80, which crosses the state from the George Washington Bridge in New York City to the Delaware Water Gap, in Pennsylvania, passes through the Township, as does U.S. Highway Route 46. Interstate Routes 280 and 287, and New Jersey State Routes 10, 15, and 23 are adjacent to the Township. Railroad transportation for people and commodities is found on the nearby ConRail, with passenger stations in the neighboring communities of Denville and Dover. Newark International Airport is only 35 minutes away. 

Recreation Facilities
County, state and federal parks, are within a few minutes drive where you can try your hand at everything from bocce to baseball. The Morris County Park Commission operates 24 sites, including three golf courses, two aboreta and the Mennen Sports Arena and offers a year-round program of activities throughout the county like adult education courses, programs for school children, planned trail walks, golf tournaments and outdoor concerts.

Municipal Offices:
65 Mount Hope Road 
(973) 627-7200 

Library
61 Mount Hope Road 
(973) 627-2344

Website:
Rockaway Twp. Website
 

Rockaway Borough
"Rockaway Village", as it was called before its incorporation in 1894, was a center for trade and manufacturing in Morris County. Merchandise stores, hotels, and taverns lined the streets of the mining town with goods transported via the Morris Canal, which traversed the small borough. Today, access is provided via Route 46 and nearby Interstate 80.

Situated approximately 40 miles west of New York City off of routes 80 and 46, Rockaway Borough provides its residents with reasonable housing and taxes, a celebrated school system and a host of many other services and amenities you would expect in a small town atmosphere.

Education
Rockaway Boro School District
Morris Hills High School

Transportation 
Only 35 miles west of New York City, several major highways serve the Rockaway Township area. Interstate 80, which crosses the state from the George Washington Bridge in New York City to the Delaware Water Gap, in Pennsylvania, passes through the Township, as does U.S. Highway Route 46. Interstate Routes 280 and 287, and New Jersey State Routes 10, 15, and 23 are adjacent to the Township. Railroad transportation for people and commodities is found on the nearby ConRail, with passenger stations in the neighboring communities of Denville and Dover. Newark International Airport is only 35 minutes away. 

Recreation Facilities
County, state and federal parks, are within a few minutes drive where you can try your hand at everything from bocce to baseball. The Morris County Park Commission operates 24 sites, including three golf courses, two aboreta and the Mennen Sports Arena and offers a year-round program of activities throughout the county like adult education courses, programs for school children, planned trail walks, golf tournaments and outdoor concerts.

Municipal Offices:
1 East Main St
973-627-2000

Library
82 East Main Street Rockaway, NJ 07866
Phone: (973) 627-5709

Website:
Rockaway Borough Website