Lower Berkshire Valley, New Jersey

Lower Berkshire Valley is a census-designated place (CDP)^[5] in Roxbury and Jefferson townships, Morris County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 617.^[2]

Lower Berkshire Valley, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Lafayette School, listed on the NRHP
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Coordinates: 40°54′49″N 74°36′35″W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Morris
Townships	Roxbury Jefferson
Area [1]
• Total	1.03 sq mi (2.67 km2)
• Land	1.01 sq mi (2.61 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation	702 ft (214 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	617
• Density	611.50/sq mi (236.15/km2)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code	07885 (Wharton)
Area code(s)	973/862
FIPS code	34-41700[3]
GNIS feature ID	2813401[4]

Geography

The community is in western Morris County, primarily in the northeast part of Roxbury Township, along Berkshire Valley Road. The northernmost part of the CDP is in southern Jefferson Township. Interstate 80 passes through the southern part of the CDP, but with no direct access. The community is 2 miles (3 km) northwest of Wharton and 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Dover.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lower Berkshire Valley CDP has a total area of 1.03 square miles (2.67 km²), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²), or 2.23%, are water.^[1] The area is drained by the Rockaway River, which passes just east of the CDP boundary and flows east to the Passaic River at the Essex County border.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	617		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 2020[2]

Lower Berkshire Valley was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.^[7]