Chester, NJ -- U.S. borough in New Jersey Population (2000): 1635 Housing Units (2000): 627 Land area (2000): 1.538121 sq. miles (3.983716 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.538121 sq. miles (3.983716 sq. km) FIPS code: 12580 Located within: New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34 Location: 40.785999 N, 74.692904 W ZIP Codes (1990): 07930 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Chester, NJ Chester