Sunset Lake, New Jersey Explained

Official Name:Sunset Lake, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Cumberland County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Sunset Lake
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Cumberland County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
Pushpin Relief:yes
Coordinates:39.4519°N -75.2336°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:0.67
Area Land Sq Mi:0.60
Area Water Sq Mi:0.07
Area Total Km2:1.72
Area Land Km2:1.55
Area Water Km2:0.17
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:319.08
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Ft:70
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:2806195
Population Total:494
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:826.09

Sunset 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 corner of Upper Deerfield Township. It is bordered to the south by the city of Bridgeton, the county seat. It is bordered to the east by Laurel Heights, to the north by Silver Lake, and to the west by Sunset Lake, an impoundment on the Cohansey River. Across the lake is Hopewell Township.

Sunset 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