Silver Lake, Cumberland County, New Jersey Explained

Official Name:Silver Lake, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Cumberland County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Silver Lake
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Cumberland County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
Pushpin Relief:yes
Coordinates:39.4669°N -75.2411°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cumberland
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Upper Deerfield
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:1.45
Area Land Sq Mi:1.43
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Area Total Km2:3.74
Area Land Km2:3.71
Area Water Km2:0.04
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:387.30
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Ft:72
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:08302 (Bridgeton)
Area Code:856
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2812755
Population Total:1435
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:1002.80

Silver Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is in the northern part of the county, in the southwest part of Upper Deerfield Township. It is bordered to the west by the Cohansey River, which forms the boundary with Hopewell Township, to the north by Seeley, and to the south by Sunset Lake. Bridgeton, the Cumberland county seat, is 3miles to the south.

Silver Lake was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 11, 2022.
  2. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey