| Ledgewood, New Jersey | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Morris County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Ledgewood |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | 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 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.55 |
| Area Land Km2: | 14.34 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.21 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.62 |
| 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 (Ledgewood) 07836 (Flanders) |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | [3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0877722 |
Ledgewood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[4] in Roxbury Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States.[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 2020 census, the population was 4,903.[2]
Ledgewood is in western Morris County, in the western part of Roxbury Township. The CDP is bordered to the north by Landing, to the northeast by the borough of Mount Arlington, to the east by Kenvil, and to the south by Succasunna. It is bordered to the west by Flanders and Budd Lake within Mount Olive Township. The borough of Netcong is less than 1miles north of the northwest corner of Ledgewood. The unincorporated community of Ledgewood is in the eastern part of the CDP.
Interstate 80 forms the northern border of the Ledgewood CDP, with access from exits 27 (U.S. Route 206), 28 (U.S. Route 46), and 30 (Howard Boulevard). I-80 leads east to Parsippany and west to the Delaware Water Gap. US 206 runs through the more sparsely developed western part of Ledgewood, leading north into Netcong and south to Somerville. US 46 passes through the community of Ledgewood and the northeastern part of the CDP, leading northwest into Netcong and east 5miles to Dover. New Jersey Route 10 has its western terminus at US 46 in the community of Ledgewood and leads southeast into Succasunna.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Ledgewood CDP has a total area of 5.62sqmi, of which 5.54sqmi are land and 0.08sqmi, or 1.46%, are water.[1] Drakes Brook has its source in Ledgewood and flows southwest to join the South Branch of the Raritan River in Washington Township.
The Shops at Ledgewood Commons is a shopping area along New Jersey Route 10 in the eastern part of Ledgewood.
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Ledgewood include: