Newton

Newton, officially the Town of Newton, is an incorporated municipality located in Sussex County, New Jersey, with a population of 7,997 lovely residents. This reflected a decline of 247 from the 8,244 counted in the 2000 Census. The community has a total area of around 3.38 square miles with 3.36 square miles of that total area being land and .02 square miles of it being water. Newton was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 11, 1864, from portions of Newton Township, which was also split in half to create Andover Township and Hampton Township, and was then dissolved. Additional land was acquired from Andover Township in 1869 and 1927, and from Fredon Township in 1920. Newton is located near the headwaters of the east branch of the Paulins Kill, a 41.6-mile tributary of the Delaware River. In October 1715, Colonial surveyor Samuel Green plotted a tract of 2,500 acres at the head of the Paulins Kill, then known as the Tohokenetcunck River, on behalf of William Penn.

Newton is home to the Sussex County Historical Society’s Hill Memorial Museum, the oldest continuously operating museum building in the state. The society, founded in 1904, offers research and genealogical collection, and displays focused on the region’s history, from Mastodon bones and Native American artifacts and from the Revolutionary War to World War II.

There are many things in Newton, and our propane company, Gastec, is one of those things. Propane is such an important resource, and while in Newton, you can become one of the many New Jersey and Pennsylvania residents using it in their homes. We can help you find out how to incorporate propane into your everyday life. We’re all experts in the field of propane, so we can help you decide which type you need and what to use it for. Two types that we deal with are residential and commercial propane. Residential propane is used for homes and tasks done within the house like using appliances in the kitchen or heating the house. Commercial propane is used to fuel bigger buildings like offices or warehouses. It can even fuel certain work vehicles like forklifts. Our staff is hardworking and ready to assist the customer with whatever they need. We have outstanding customer services along with a delivery service so that your propane can be brought right to your door.