Mountain Lakes, New Jersey
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Mountain Lakes is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and a suburb of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,472,[20][10] an increase of 312 (+7.5%) from the 2010 census count of 4,160,[21][22] which in turn had reflected a decline of 96 (−2.3%) from the 4,256 recorded at the 2000 census.[23]
Mountain Lakes, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.890853°N 74.442032°W / 40.890853; -74.442032[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Morris |
Incorporated | April 29, 1924 |
Government | |
• Type | Faulkner Act (council–manager) |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Khizar Sheikh (D, term ends December 31, 2024)[4][5] |
• Manager | Mitchell Stern[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Cara Fox[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 2.91 sq mi (7.53 km2) |
• Land | 2.64 sq mi (6.85 km2) |
• Water | 0.27 sq mi (0.69 km2) 9.11% |
• Rank | 340th of 565 in state 27th of 39 in county[1] |
Elevation | 489 ft (149 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,472 |
• Estimate (2022)[11] | 4,598 |
• Rank | 396th of 565 in state 32nd of 39 in county[12] |
• Density | 1,693.2/sq mi (653.7/km2) |
• Rank | 321st of 565 in state 18th of 39 in county[12] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 973[15] |
FIPS code | 3402748480[1][16][17] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885310[1][18] |
Website | www |
Mountain Lakes Historic District | |
Location | Roughly bounded by Pocono Road, Denville Township line, Fanny Road, and RR Tracks, Mountain Lakes, New Jersey |
Area | 1,397 acres (565 ha) |
Built | 1908 |
Architect | Hapgood, Herbert J.; Holton, Arthur T. |
Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
NRHP reference No. | 05000963[19] |
Added to NRHP | September 7, 2005 |
Originally a planned community, the borough was named for a pair of lakes which served to distinguish Mountain Lakes as "the first year-round residential lake community in northwestern New Jersey."[24] Mountain Lakes was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 3, 1924, from portions of Boonton Township and Hanover Township, subject to the results of a referendum passed on April 29, 1924.[25][26][27]
The borough has been one of the state's highest-income communities.[28][29][30] In the 2013–2017 American Community Survey, Mountain Lakes had a median household income of $175,556 (ranked 12th in the state) and included 45.6% of households earning more than $200,000 annually.[31][32]
In 2010, Forbes.com listed Mountain Lakes as 210th in its listing of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes", with a median home price of $1,045,401.[33]
Mountain Lakes ranked among the highest annual property tax bills in New Jersey, and was the highest in Morris County, at $20,471 in 2018, compared to a statewide average of $8,767.[34] New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Mountain Lakes as the 26th best place to live in New Jersey in its rankings of the "New Jersey's Top Towns 2011–2012" in New Jersey.[35]
The Mountain Lakes station provides NJ Transit commuter train service.[36] The station offers service on the Montclair-Boonton Line and is the first train station heading eastbound not concurrent with the nearby Morris & Essex Lines.[37]