Upper Greenwood Lake, New Jersey

Upper Greenwood Lake, New Jersey
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 41°11′0″N74°22′48″W / 41.18333°N 74.38000°W / 41.18333; -74.38000
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Passaic, Sussex
Townships	West Milford Vernon
Area [1]
• Total	3.16 sq mi (8.19 km2)
• Land	2.74 sq mi (7.09 km2)
• Water	0.42 sq mi (1.09 km2)
Elevation	1,110 ft (340 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	3,687
• Density	1,346.1/sq mi (519.72/km2)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code	07421 (Hewitt)
Area codes	973/862
FIPS code	34-74930 [3]
GNIS feature ID	2806211 [4]

Upper Greenwood Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) ^[5] in Passaic and Sussex counties, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It includes residential neighborhoods around the northern and central parts of its namesake lake. It is primarily in West Milford Township in Passaic County but extends to the northwest into Vernon Township in Sussex County. It is bordered to the west by Wawayanda State Park, to the southeast by Abram S. Hewitt State Forest, and to the northeast by the town of Warwick in Orange County, New York.

The lake drains to the northeast into Long House Creek, which descends into New York and joins Wawayanda Creek, a west-flowing tributary of Pochuck Creek, which in turn runs north to the Wallkill River, a northeast-flowing tributary of the Hudson.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1970	1,505		—
1980	2,734		81.7%
2020	3,687		—
U.S. Decennial Census [6] 1950 [7] 1960 [8] 1970 [9] 1980 [10] 1990 [11] 2000 [12] 2010 [13] 2020 [2]

Upper Greenwood Lake was listed as an unincorporated community in the 1970 U.S. census; ^[9] and then as a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. census. ^[10] It was merged into the West Milford CDP prior to the 1990 U.S. census. ^[11] It did not appear in subsequent censuses until it again was named a CDP in the 2020 U.S. census. ^[14]

Upper Greenwood Lake CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020 [15]	2020
White alone (NH)	3,026	82.07%
Black or African American alone (NH)	85	2.31%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	23	0.62%
Asian alone (NH)	55	1.49%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	15	0.41%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	150	4.07%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	333	9.03%
Total	3,687	100.00%

Education

The respective school districts are West Milford Township Public Schools for sections in West Milford Township, Passaic County; ^[16] and Vernon Township School District for sections in Vernon Township, Sussex County. ^[17]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
3. Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
4. "Upper Greenwood Lake Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
5. State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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10. "1980 Census of Population - Volume 1 - Characteristics of the Population - Number of Inhabitants - New Jersey" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2025.
11. "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - New Jersey" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2025.
12. "2000 Census of Population and Housing - Population and Housing Unit Counts - New Jersey" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2025.
13. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - New Jersey" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2025.
14. "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
15. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Upper Greenwood Lake CDP, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau .
16. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Passaic County, NJ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 29, 2023.
17. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sussex County, NJ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 29, 2023.