The name of Succasunna comes from the
Lenni-LenapeNative American word for "land of black stones", most likely due to the rich iron-ore deposits in the area.[10] The community was established circa 1740.
The
Morris Canal was an important transportation link in the iron industry around Succasunna, carrying coal to iron-ore producing areas all over northern
New Jersey. The canal was abandoned in 1924 and largely dismantled.
Succasunna was the site of the world's first
electronic switching public telephone exchange. The
Western Electricmodel 1ESS system was cut over for service on the
New Jersey Bell 584
central office on May 30, 1965. A commemorative plaque on the wall of the central office building notes this historic event.[11] Instead of electro-mechanical relays, the 1ESS was the first commercial computerized electronic switching system. This innovation allowed for features of modern telephone service, like call forwarding, call waiting, and three-way calling.[12]
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 5.187 square miles (13.435 km2), including 5.128 square miles (13.282 km2) of land and 0.059 square miles (0.153 km2) of water (1.14%).[4][13]
Of the 3,110 households, 38.1% had children under the age of 18; 75.2% were married couples living together; 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 14.8% were non-families. Of all households, 12.2% were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.20.[9]
24.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 35.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 98.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 93.5 males.[9]
Education
As part of Roxbury Township, residents of Succasunna are served by the
Roxbury School District.
^Staff.
"Tomorrow's Telephone Is Reality", Rome News-Tribune, June 10, 1965. Accessed August 29, 2013. "Tomorrow's telephone service became a reality for 4,300 telephone customers in Succasunna, N. J., with the cutover of the Bell System's first Commercial Electronic Central Office.... Succasunna is the first step in a nationwide Bell System conversion to Electronic Switching."
^Ewing, Emma Mai.
"The 'Funnies' Can Be Serious", The New York Times, September 12, 1976. Accessed December 23, 2012. "Now, however, thanks to Harry 'A' Chesler of Succasunna, all that is changing at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, where students and teachers are studying comics and cartoons as related to the transition in American society."
^About, Doug Miller Soccer. Accessed December 23, 2012. "Doug Miller was born in Succasunna, New Jersey in May of 1969 to Jim and Jackie Miller."
^Havsy, Jane.
"Roxbury alumna Paige Monaghan signs with Sky Blue FC", Daily Record, February 4, 2019. Accessed June 12, 2020. "Butler midfielder Paige Monaghan, a Roxbury graduate, was recently named to the Big East first team.... 'I am beyond blessed to have been drafted and now signed with Sky Blue FC,' Monaghan, a 22-year-old from Succasunna, said in a press release."