Lower Berkshire Valley, New Jersey Explained

Official Name:Lower Berkshire Valley, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Morris County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Lower Berkshire Valley
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Morris County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
Pushpin Relief:yes
Coordinates:40.9136°N -74.6097°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Morris
Subdivision Type3:Townships
Subdivision Name3:Roxbury
Jefferson
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:1.03
Area Land Sq Mi:1.01
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Area Total Km2:2.67
Area Land Km2:2.61
Area Water Km2:0.06
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:617
Population Density Km2:236.15
Population Density Sq Mi:611.50
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Ft:702
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:07885 (Wharton)
Area Code:973/862
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2813401

Lower Berkshire Valley is a census-designated place (CDP)[4] located in Roxbury and Jefferson townships, Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is primarily in the northeast part of Roxbury, along Berkshire Valley Road. Interstate 80 passes through the southern part of the CDP, but with no direct access. The community is 2miles northwest of Wharton and 4miles northwest of Dover.

The community was first listed as a CDP during the 2020 census.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 617.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 11, 2022.
  2. https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US3442180 Census Data Explorer: Lyons CDP, New Jersey
  3. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  4. https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020