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Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey
The Isles Bridge, Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey
The Isles Bridge, Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey
Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey is located in Morris County, New Jersey
Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey
Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey
Location in Morris County, New Jersey
Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey is located in New Jersey
Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey
Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey is located in the United States
Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey
Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Morris
Township Jefferson
Area
 • 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)
 • 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
GNIS feature ID 2806109

Lake Hopatcong is a census-designated place (CDP) 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.

Demographics

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

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 10,232
U.S. Decennial Census
2020

Notable people

See also (related 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.
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