Welcome to Wantage Township

Incorporated on February 21, 1798, Wantage Township was named for Wantage, England and is located in the Kittatinny Valley. Unincorporated communities, localities, and place names located partially or completely within the township include Beemerville, Colesville, Hanford, Lake Neepaulin, Lake Rutherford, Lewisburg, Libertyville, Martins, Mount Salem, Papakating, Plumbsock, Quarryville, Rockport, Roys, and Woodbourne. Rivers and streams in Wantage are tributaries in the Wallkill River watershed, and include Papakating Creek, West Branch Papakating Creek, Neepaulakating Creek, (dammed to create Lake Neepaulin,) and Clove Brook (dammed to create Clove Acres Lake.) The township completely surrounds Sussex borough and borders the municipalities of Frankford Township, Hardyston Township, Lafayette Township, Montague Township, Sandyston Township, and Vernon Township in Sussex County; and Greenville and Minisink in Orange County, New York. Public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade attend the schools of the Sussex-Wantage Regional School District while ninth through twelfth grade public school students attend High Point Regional High School.

News and Announcements

Seniors Holiday Luncheon at the Wantage Elementary School

Area senior citizens are invited to a turkey luncheon on December 12, 12 noon to 2 p.m. at the Wantage Elementary School Auditorium. The meal will be followed by songs, poems, and carols. Please RSVP by calling 973-875-4589 with the name(s) of the guest(s) attending. Event is free and hosted by the students and staff of the Wantage School. Read more...

4-H Clubs Help Clean Up Our Community

Thanks to the 4-H clubs, Kids in the Kitchen and Summer Blossoms, for participating in our Township Clean Communities Program. more...

Season of Hope

Each year over one thousand families from Sussex and Warren counties receive toys from Season of Hope. This year the goal is to distribute toys to three thousand local children who otherwise would not receive Christmas gifts. Every donated gift stays here in our community, brightening the holidays of our neighbors. Donations are accepted at the municipal building. Click here for flier.

Toys for Kids in OUR Community

Wantage Township Food Drive

Drop off your non-perishable food at the Municipal Building. To benefit Sussex County residents in need. read more

Wantage food drive. Drop off donations at the municipal building.

Only Clean Dirt Wanted

Wantage Township warns residents about clean fill that may not be so clean.
Click here for flyer on how to guard your backyard.
Click here to read Ordinance #2019-04, which repeals Chapter 23 of the Municipal Code entitled “Soil Removal” and replaces it with a new Chapter 23 of the Municipal Code entitled "Wantage Township Soil Importing and Exporting."