In April 2024, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck New Jersey, with its epicenter in Lebanon Township.

[1][2] Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Anthony, Bunnvale, Changewater, Hampton Junction, Hoffmans, Little Brook, Lower Valley, Mount Lebanon, New Hampton, Newport, Penwell, Red Mill, Saint Nicholas Village, Scrappy Corner, Spruce Run, Stone Mill, The Point and Woodglen.

[25][26][27] The 2010 United States census counted 6,588 people, 2,296 households, and 1,761 families in the township.

[39] As of the 2000 United States census[13] there were 5,816 people, 1,963 households, and 1,556 families residing in the township.

15.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[37][38] Musical groups from the township include the Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, a bluegrass trio of the Mizzone brothers: Jonny (banjo), Robbie (fiddle) and Tommy (guitar)[40] Lebanon Township hosts part of a rail trail that was created out of the former Central Railroad of New Jersey High Bridge Branch.

[3][45][46][47][48][49][50] In January 2021, the Township Committee appointed Abe Abuchowski to fill the seat expiring in December 2022 that had been held by Brian Wunder who resigned from office the previous month.

[54][55][56] For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 7th congressional district is represented by Thomas Kean Jr. (R, Westfield).

[58] For the 2024-2025 session, the 23rd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Doug Steinhardt (R, Lopatcong Township) and in the General Assembly by John DiMaio (R, Hackettstown) and Erik Peterson (R, Franklin Township).

[65][66] Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are Clerk Mary H. Melfi (R; Flemington, 2026),[67][68] Sheriff Fredrick W. Brown (R; Alexandria Township, 2025)[69][70] and Surrogate Heidi Rohrbach (R; Lebanon Township, 2028).

[81] The Lebanon Township Schools serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Voorhees High School, which also serves students from Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge and Tewksbury Township.

[90][91][92] Eighth grade students from all of Hunterdon County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the Hunterdon County Vocational School District, a county-wide vocational school district that offers career and technical education at its campuses in Raritan Township and at programs sited at local high schools, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.

[93] Lebanon Township is also home to the Hunterdon Learning Center, an alternative education school founded by James Butters in 1975.

It includes a memorial to General Daniel Morgan, who was born here and served in the American Revolutionary War.

[97][98] Local bus service was provided by NJ Transit on the 884 route, until it was discontinued in 2010.

Train service on the Raritan Valley Line is available at the High Bridge station, located just outside of the township.