Town Guide
A welcoming community with a variety of home styles, local businesses, and access to shopping and dining.
Hackettstown station is the western end of NJ Transit's Morristown Line and Montclair-Boonton Line, with service to Hoboken and Midtown Direct connections to New York Penn Station. U.S. Route 46, Route 57, and County Route 517 pass through town, with Interstate 80 to the north, and a Warren County weekday shuttle runs along Route 57.
Hackettstown, in Warren County, lies in the valley of the Musconetcong River. Incorporated in 1853 and named for early landowner Samuel Hackett, it is home to Centenary University and to the U.S. headquarters of Mars Wrigley.
The town has a public library, a community center, Hackettstown Medical Center, and a historical society museum.
Stephens State Park, along the Musconetcong River, is in town, and the Hackettstown State Fish Hatchery, founded in 1912, is a popular destination.
Property tax rates are set locally. Official New Jersey information:
Official school information from the New Jersey Department of Education:
No one can promise that a property is free from flood risk. New Jersey's Flood Risk Notification Tool lets you look up whether an address is in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area. Sellers answer flood questions on the property condition disclosure statement, and landlords give tenants a flood risk notice before a lease is signed or renewed.
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