Hunterdon County vs. Morris County
Two neighboring New Jersey counties, side by side, from county seats and rail lines to parks and trails.
Side by side
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| Fact | Hunterdon County | Morris County |
|---|---|---|
| County seat | Flemington | Morristown |
| Municipalities | 26 municipalities 14 townships, 10 boroughs, one town (Clinton) and one city (Lambertville) make up Hunterdon County. | 39 municipalities Three towns, 20 townships and 16 boroughs make up Morris County. |
| Land area | 427.8 square miles | 461.0 square miles |
| Landscape | Rolling farmland and wooded ridges, crossed by the South Branch of the Raritan and bounded on the west by the Delaware River. | Rolling hills, broad valleys and lakes. The Passaic and the North Branch of the Raritan rise near Mendham, and the Whippany and Black rivers cross the county. |
| Downtowns | Flemington’s Main Street, Clinton’s mill-town center on the South Branch, and the Delaware River towns of Lambertville, Stockton, Frenchtown and Milford. | Morristown around its historic Green, Chester Borough’s Main Street at Route 24 and US 206, and Mendham’s National Register historic district. |
| Rail | Raritan Valley Line, weekdays only, at High Bridge, Annandale, Lebanon and White House. Flemington and the river towns have no NJ Transit rail. | Morris & Essex Lines (Morristown Line and Gladstone Branch), with Midtown Direct service to New York Penn Station, and the Montclair-Boonton Line. |
| Highways | I-78 and US 22 at Clinton; US 202 and Routes 31 and 12 at the Flemington Circle; Route 29 along the Delaware. | I-80, I-280, I-287, US 46, US 202 and US 206, and NJ Routes 10, 15, 23, 24 and 124. |
| Outdoors | Round Valley and Spruce Run reservoirs, the Columbia Trail’s seven Hunterdon miles above the South Branch, and the D&R Canal towpath along the Delaware. | Patriots’ Path, with more than 70 miles of trails; Lewis Morris County Park, with Sunrise Lake; and Morristown National Historical Park, including Jockey Hollow. |
| Featured towns | Flemington, Raritan Township, Clinton, and LambertvilleMore town guides coming soon | Morristown, Chester, and MendhamTown guides coming soon |
| Full guide | Read the Hunterdon County guide | Read the Morris County guide |
Land area and municipalities: U.S. Census Bureau. The other rows: county, municipal, NJ Transit, NJDOT, other state and federal sources, and local organizations, checked in October 2026.
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