Medford Lakes, New Jersey
Medford Lakes, New Jersey | |
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Lower Aetna Lake | |
| Motto(s): Medford Lakes-in-the-pines, the year round summer playground | |
Location of Medford Lakes in Burlington County highlighted in red with arrow (right). Inset map: Location of Burlington County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Medford Lakes, New Jersey | |
Location in Burlington County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°51′13″N 74°48′42″W / 39.853649°N 74.811665°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Incorporated | May 17, 1939 |
| Named after | Medford, Massachusetts |
| Government | |
| • Type | 1923 Municipal Manager Law |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | William R. Fields (term ends June 30, 2026) |
| • Administrator | Robert J. Burton |
| • Municipal clerk | Mark J. McIntosh |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.27 sq mi (3.29 km2) |
| • Land | 1.14 sq mi (2.95 km2) |
| • Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2) 10.24% |
| • Rank | 476th of 565 in state 35th of 40 in county |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,264 |
• Estimate (2023) | 4,291 |
| • Rank | 405th of 565 in state 30th of 40 in county |
| • Density | 3,741.2/sq mi (1,444.5/km2) |
| • Rank | 178th of 565 in state 8th of 40 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08055 |
| Area code | 609 exchanges: 654, 714, 953 |
| FIPS code | 3400545210 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885295 |
| Website | www |
Medford Lakes is a borough in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,264, an increase of 118 (+2.8%) from the 2010 census count of 4,146, which in turn reflected a decline of 27 (−0.6%) from the 4,173 counted in the 2000 census. The borough, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.
Medford Lakes was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 17, 1939, from portions of Medford Township. The borough was named for Medford Township, which was named by a developer for Medford, Massachusetts.
The borough's 22 lakes and surrounding lake communities are within the boundaries of the New Jersey Pinelands Commission. The Medford Lakes Colony, a community association, manages the lakes and other recreational facilities. More than 10% of the borough's homes are log cabins.