Stanhope has 1,372 homes, and half of them were standing by 1967. Below: what the code asks of a replacement here, the permit, and the town’s own records.
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Permit
New Jersey treats a new covering on a detached one- or two-family house as ordinary maintenance: no permit, no notice (N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.7). In Stanhope, 72% of homes are detached. An attached house, or work on rafters and beams, is not covered.
Source: N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.7
Layers
The state strikes the IRC reroof definitions from its code (N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21) and leaves existing houses to the Rehabilitation Subcode, not yet checked here. 74% of Stanhope’s homes were built before 1980, so get the layer count and a tear-off price in writing.
Source: N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21
Ice barrier
New Jersey requires an eave ice barrier where January averages 25 °F or colder, and names Sussex County as that area (N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21(c)8.ii; DCA Bulletin 07-3). Stanhope is in it.
Source: N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21; NJ DCA Bulletin 07-3
Checked against the code text on October 24, 2026. Code edition, permit and contract rules for the whole state: roof replacement in New Jersey.
86% of the occupied homes in Stanhope are lived in by their owners: 1,150 households, the people this line is for. Counting by decade, 18% before 1940, 35% before 1960, 74% before 1980 of the housing was in place, and 9% dates from 2000 on. (ACS 2020–2024.)
The housing is 72% detached houses, 14% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses), 11% buildings of two to four units.
Of the 21 Sussex County municipalities on this site, Stanhope has the 7th largest share of homes built before 1980: 74%, against a county range of 43% to 85%.
ZIP codes: 07874
| Place | Median built | Before 1980 | Owners | Row, twin | Hail days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanhope | 1967 | 74% | 86% | 14% | 12 |
| Netcong | 1954 | 87% | 58% | 4% | 13 |
| Roxbury | 1971 | 65% | 88% | 4% | 14 |
| Byram | 1970 | 77% | 95% | 0% | 8 |
| Mount Arlington | 1990 | 44% | 75% | 15% | 12 |
| Hopatcong | 1964 | 83% | 87% | 2% | 10 |
Median built: median year the homes were built. Before 1980: share of homes built then. Owners: share of homes that are owner-occupied. Row, twin: share of homes that are rowhouses, twins or townhouses. Census ACS 2020–2024. Hail days: days with hail of 1 inch or larger within 10 miles, 2006–2025, NOAA Storm Prediction Center.
Since 2006 the National Weather Service has logged hail of 1 inch or larger on 12 separate days within 10 miles of Stanhope; the largest was 1.75 in on July 7, 2013. The most recent was September 8, 2023.
At the county level, Stanhope shares Sussex County’s record of 9 storm disaster declarations since 2006, the newest DR-4614 (Remnants of Hurricane Ida, September 2021). (OpenFEMA.)
Storm reports are what observers logged, not a measure of damage to any roof. When wind or hail damage means a new roof.
HUD’s useful-life figures are for planning; a warranty is a separate promise. For Stanhope’s houses: More in the guides to shingles, metal, slate and flat roofs.
| Material | HUD useful life | Fits a house like | Watch for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asphalt shingles | 20 years | Most pitched roofs; 72% of homes here are detached | Wind class set by the design wind speed (IRC Table R905.2.4.1) |
| Metal (standing seam, panels) | 50 years | Low pitches and long runs | A complete standing-seam system may go over the old roof (R908.3.1) |
| Slate | 75 years | Older houses; 18% here predate 1940 | Sound slate can be reused (R908.5); broken slate cannot |
| Flat roof: EPDM or TPO | 15 years | Additions and porch roofs | Where the roof meets a wall or parapet |
Ask a roofer working in Stanhope for the New Jersey home improvement registration number, which the law requires on contracts and advertising (N.J.S.A. 56:8-138, 56:8-144), and look it up with the Division of Consumer Affairs.
Contracts, deposits and the right to cancel: checking a roofing contractor. What moves the price: new roof cost in New Jersey.
No permit for a detached house. New Jersey treats a new covering on a detached one- or two-family house as ordinary maintenance: no permit, no notice (N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.7). In Stanhope, 72% of homes are detached. An attached house, or work on rafters and beams, is not covered.
By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Stanhope was built in 1967, 74% of homes were built before 1980, 86% are owner-occupied.
Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 12 days within 10 miles of Stanhope from 2006 through 2025 (NOAA Storm Prediction Center). A report means hail fell nearby, not that a roof was damaged.
Ask a roofer working in Stanhope for the New Jersey home improvement registration number, which the law requires on contracts and advertising (N.J.S.A. 56:8-138, 56:8-144), and look it up with the Division of Consumer Affairs.
The full list: before you call.
Checked October 24, 2026. Laws and code editions change; the date says when these were last read at the source.