Parsippany, NJ

Parsippany-Troy Hills Township is commonly called as Parsippany, It is at township in Morris County, New Jersey. The name Parsippany comes from the Native American word 'parsipanong'. Parsippany-Troy Hills was formed as a township by the act of New Jersey Legislature on March 12th of 1928. The township had a total area of 25 square miles, of which, 23 square miles of it is land and 2 square miles of it is water. Parsippany-Troy Hills has a humid continental climate, which has cold winters and very warm-to-hot summers. Parsippany-Troy Hills lies in the Newark Piedmont Basin. At the origin, a chain of volcanic islands crashed into proto North America and creating the New Jersey Highlands, which start from the western portion of the township. The township is located to the neighborhood of Lake Hiawatha and Mount Tabor. The township is governed under a system of municipal government under the Faulkner Act.

The Parsippany-Troy Hills School District serves students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The Town has more number of Elementary and Primary Schools. Interstates 80, Route 280 and 287, U.S. Routes 46 and 202, New Jersey Routes 10 and 53, County Route 511 are best way and the available transport route for the township. Parsippany runs a two-route bus system known as Parsippany Transit that offers a free bus service  for all residents and it operates six days a week .

In 2012, Parsippany was ranked 12 "as best places to live" by Money Magazine.

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