Mountain Lakes, New Jersey
Mountain Lakes, New Jersey | |
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The Mountain Lakes train station, owned by New Jersey Transit, is located in the Mountain Lakes Historic District. | |
Location of Mountain Lakes in Morris County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Morris County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Mountain Lakes, New Jersey | |
Location in Morris County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°53′27″N 74°26′31″W / 40.890853°N 74.442032°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Morris |
| Incorporated | April 29, 1924 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (council–manager) |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Lauren Barnett (D, term ends December 31, 2025) |
| • Manager | Mitchell Stern |
| • Municipal clerk | Cara Fox |
| 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 |
| Elevation | 489 ft (149 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,472 |
• Estimate (2023) | 4,608 |
| • Rank | 396th of 565 in state 32nd of 39 in county |
| • Density | 1,693.2/sq mi (653.7/km2) |
| • Rank | 321st of 565 in state 18th of 39 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07046 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3402748480 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885310 |
| 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 |
| Added to NRHP | September 7, 2005 |
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, an increase of 312 (+7.5%) from the 2010 census count of 4,160, which in turn had reflected a decline of 96 (−2.3%) from the 4,256 recorded at the 2000 census.
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." 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.
The borough has been one of the state's highest-income communities. 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.
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.
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. 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.
The Mountain Lakes station provides NJ Transit commuter train service. 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.