Oak Ridge is an unincorporated community located along the border of West Milford Township in Passaic County and Jefferson Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.[4] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07438.

Oak Ridge, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 41°02′46″N 74°29′10″W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Passaic, Morris
Township	Jefferson and West Milford
Area [1]
• Total	14.26 sq mi (36.94 km2)
• Land	13.31 sq mi (34.48 km2)
• Water	0.95 sq mi (2.46 km2)
Elevation	879 ft (268 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	10,996
• Density	825.96/sq mi (318.91/km2)
ZIP code	07438
GNIS feature ID	0878910[3]

As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07438 was 11,901.

Oak Ridge is located on the Pequannock River along NJ Route 23 and the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad main line. County Route 699 (Oak Ridge Road) runs south from the junction with NJ 23 and is the main north–south local route in the community.

Demographics

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Oak Ridge has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[6]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oak Ridge, New Jersey.

• Census 2000 Fact Sheet for Zip Code Tabulation Area 07438 from the United States Census Bureau
• The Advertiser-News (local area newspaper)