Hopatcong, New Jersey
Hopatcong, New Jersey | |
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Lake Hopatcong as seen from Hopatcong | |
Map of Hopatcong Borough in Sussex County. Inset: Location of Sussex County in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Hopatcong, New Jersey | |
Location in Sussex County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°57′06″N 74°39′45″W / 40.951649°N 74.662377°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Sussex |
| Incorporated | April 2, 1898 as Brooklyn |
| Renamed | March 22, 1901 as Hopatcong |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Marie Galate (R, term ends December 31, 2027) |
| • Administrator | Gregg Schuster (interim) |
| • Municipal clerk | Valerie Egan |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.41 sq mi (32.16 km2) |
| • Land | 10.88 sq mi (28.19 km2) |
| • Water | 1.53 sq mi (3.97 km2) 11.83% |
| • Rank | 186th of 565 in state 16th of 24 in county |
| Elevation | 997 ft (304 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,362 |
• Estimate (2023) | 14,622 |
| • Rank | 183rd of 565 in state 3rd of 24 in county |
| • Density | 1,318.9/sq mi (509.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 353rd of 565 in state 6th of 24 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07843 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3403732910 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885259 |
| Website | www |
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Hopatcong (/hoʊˈpætkɒŋ/ hoh-PAT-kong) is a borough in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 14,362, a decrease of 785 (−5.2%) from the 2010 census count of 15,147, which in turn reflected a decline of 741 (−4.7%) from the 15,888 counted in the 2000 census.