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Ledgewood
New JerseyCDP
Ledgewood
Total population
5,377
Median home value
$460,900
Bachelor's+
Median income
$135,912
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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Overview
Ledgewood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Roxbury Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. 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. The name changed to Ledgewood on January 1, 1892.
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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 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 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 , of which are land and , or 1.46%, are water. 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.
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Nearby places in New Jersey
- Port Morris1.8 mi away
- Succasunna2.1 mi away
- Stanhope2.8 mi away
- Mount Arlington3 mi away
- Lower Berkshire Valley3.5 mi away
- Byram Center4.1 mi away · pop. 2,188
- Hopatcong4.7 mi away · pop. 14,565
- Victory Gardens6.5 mi away
- Mount Hope6.6 mi away
- Brookside8.2 mi away · pop. 1,465
- White Meadow Lake8.7 mi away
- Mendham8.8 mi away
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- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
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