Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey

Populated place in Morris County, New Jersey, US

Census-designated place in New Jersey, United States

Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey

Census-designated place

The Isles Bridge, Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey

Lake Hopatcong

Location in Morris County

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Lake Hopatcong

Location in New Jersey

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Lake Hopatcong

Location in the United States

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Coordinates: 40°57′39″N 74°36′46″W﻿ / ﻿40.96083°N 74.61278°W﻿ / 40.96083; -74.61278
Country|  United States
State|  New Jersey
County| Morris
Township| Jefferson
Area

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• Total| 9.39 sq mi (24.32 km2)
• Land| 7.39 sq mi (19.13 km2)
• Water| 2.00 sq mi (5.19 km2)
Elevation

| 930 ft (280 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total| 10,232
• Density| 1,385.32/sq mi (534.90/km2)
Time zone| UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code|

07849

Area code(s)| 973/862
FIPS code| 34-37710[3]
GNIS feature ID| 2806109[4]

Lake Hopatcong is a census-designated place (CDP)[5] located in Jefferson Township, Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It includes communities on the northeast side of Lake Hopatcong, the largest freshwater body in the state.

Lakefront communities in the CDP include Espanong, Prospect Point, Raccoon Island, and Woodport, and inland communities include Hurdtown, Tierneys Corner, and Berkshire Valley. The CDP is bordered to the west, across the lake, by the borough of Hopatcong in Sussex County, and to the south it is bordered by Mount Arlington in Roxbury Township and by the Lower Berkshire Valley CDP. Lake Shawnee is in the northeast part of the CDP.

New Jersey Route 15 passes through the eastern side of the Lake Hopatcong CDP, leading south 4 miles (6 km) to Interstate 80 in Wharton and north 6 miles (10 km) to Sparta.

The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[4]

## Demographics[edit]

As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 10,232.[2]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2020| 10,232| | —
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
2020[2]

## Notable people[edit]

See also: Category:People from Jefferson Township, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Lake Hopatcong include:

* Jaren Sina (born 1994), professional basketball player, who played for Astoria Bydgoszcz of the Polish Basketball League.[7]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
2. ^ a b c QuickFacts Lake Hopatcong CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 21, 2023.
3. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
4. ^ a b "Lake Hopatcong Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
5. ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. ^ Lestinsky, Marc. "Jefferson Student Hits Basketball Big Time; Breakout 2010-11 season has netted Jefferson resident national attention.", Jefferson, NJ Patch, August 9, 2011. Accessed October 13, 2021. "Jefferson native and bona fide basketball star-in-the-making Jaren Sina admitted to being something of an unknown to most outsiders entering his freshman year at Gill St. Bernard's School (Gladstone) in 2009.... The 17-year-old kid from little-known Lake Hopatcong can play."

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Municipalities and communities of Morris County, New Jersey, United States

County seat: Morristown

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* Butler
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