Ledgewood, New Jersey
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The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07852. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,903.[5]
Geography
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 Script error: No such module "convert". 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 Script error: No such module "convert". to Parsippany and west Script error: No such module "convert". to the Delaware Water Gap. US 206 runs through the more sparsely developed western part of Ledgewood, leading north into Netcong and south Script error: No such module "convert". to Somerville. US 46 passes through the community of Ledgewood and the northeastern part of the CDP, leading northwest into Netcong and east Script error: No such module "convert". 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 Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". are land and Script error: No such module "convert"., or 1.46%, are water.[6] 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.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 2020 | 4,903 | — | |
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Ledgewood was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[8]
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Ledgewood include:
- Jetur R. Riggs (1809–1869), who represented Template:Ushr in the U.S. representative from 1859 to 1861[9]
Points of interest
- King Store and Homestead
- Ledgewood Historic District
- Morris Canal
- Silas Riggs House
- Tom's Diner - The location of parts of the video for Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" were filmed in this now abandoned establishment
Gallery
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Morris Canal, Inclined Planes
References
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- ↑ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
- ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
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- ↑ Jetur Rose Riggs, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed September 2, 2007.
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External links
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". curator of museums at Drakesville Historic Park
- Census 2000 Fact Sheet for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07852 from the United States Census Bureau
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