Ledgewood, New Jersey | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Morris County#USA New Jersey#USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Ledgewood's location in Morris County (Inset: Morris County in New Jersey) |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Morris |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Roxbury |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 14.55 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.62 |
Area Land Km2: | 14.34 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.21 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.54 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.08 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 4903 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 885.82 |
Population Density Km2: | 342.00 |
Elevation M: | 234 |
Elevation Ft: | 768 |
Coordinates: | 40.8811°N -74.6561°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 07852 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | [3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0877722 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Ledgewood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[4] located within Roxbury Township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[5] It was historically known as Drakesville after Abraham Drake, originally from Piscataway, New Jersey, who operated a mill and tavern here in the mid 1700s. The community was located on the Morris Canal.[6]
The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07852.
As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07852 was 2,558.
Ledgewood Mall is located in Ledgewood.
As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 4,903.[2]
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Ledgewood include: