Oak Ridge, New Jersey

Oak Ridge is an unincorporated community located along the border of West Milford Township in Passaic County and Jefferson Township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[4] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07438.

Oak Ridge, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Lake Swannanoa Clubhouse at Ringling Manor Estates located in Jefferson Township
Lake Swannanoa Clubhouse at Ringling Manor Estates located in Jefferson Township
Oak Ridge, New Jersey is located in Passaic County, New Jersey
Oak Ridge, New Jersey
Oak Ridge, New Jersey
Oak Ridge's location in Passaic County (Inset: Passaic County in New Jersey)
Oak Ridge, New Jersey is located in New Jersey
Oak Ridge, New Jersey
Oak Ridge, New Jersey
Oak Ridge, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Oak Ridge, New Jersey is located in the United States
Oak Ridge, New Jersey
Oak Ridge, New Jersey
Oak Ridge, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°02′46″N 74°29′10″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyPassaic, Morris
TownshipJefferson and West Milford
Area
[1]
 • Total14.26 sq mi (36.94 km2)
 • Land13.31 sq mi (34.48 km2)
 • Water0.95 sq mi (2.46 km2)
Elevation
879 ft (268 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total10,996
 • Density825.96/sq mi (318.91/km2)
ZIP code
07438
GNIS feature ID0878910[3]

As of the 2000 United States census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07438 was 11,901.

Oak Ridge is located on the Pequannock River along Route 23 and the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad main line. County Route 699 (Oak Ridge Road) runs south from the junction with Route 23 and is the main north–south local route in the community.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202010,996—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Oak Ridge has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[6]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Oak Ridge include:

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  3. "Oak Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
  4. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 8, 2016.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. Climate Summary for Oak Ridge, New Jersey
  7. Biography, YeoDoug.com. Accessed March 28, 2023. "Bass Trombonist Douglas Yeo was born in Monterey, California and grew up in Queens and Valley Stream, New York (where he began playing the trombone at the age of nine in the Hewlett-Woodmere school system), and Oak Ridge, New Jersey (where he graduated from Jefferson Township High School in 1973)."
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