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Lake Hopatcong is the largest freshwater body in New Jersey, United States, about 4 square miles (10 km 2) in area.Located 30 miles (48 km) from the Delaware River and 40 miles (64 km) from Manhattan, New York City, the lake forms part of the border between Sussex and Morris counties in the state's northern highlands region.
Glasser is an area within the Northwood section of the Borough of Hopatcong, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.While not officially a municipality, the area was granted its own post office in 1933 by the United States Postal Service that was later assigned ZIP Code 07837.
Lake Hopatcong is a census-designated place (CDP) [5] in Jefferson Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. It includes communities on the northeast side of Lake Hopatcong, the largest freshwater body in the state. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 10,232. [2]
The lake covers 329 acres (1.33 km 2), with a mean depth of approximately 5 feet (1.5 m) and a maximum depth of 10 feet (3.0 m). The lake's watershed covers 14,000 acres (57 km 2 ). Lake Musconetcong is downstream of Lake Hopatcong , the largest lake in New Jersey and is part of its watershed.
Hopatcong (/ h oʊ ˈ p æ t k ɒ ŋ / hoh-PAT-kong) is a borough in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 14,362, [10] [11] a decrease of 785 (−5.2%) from the 2010 census count of 15,147, [20] [21] which in turn reflected a decline of 741 (−4.7%) from the 15,888 counted in the 2000 census.
The Lake Shawnee dam was damaged during a storm in March 2010. The dam had already been under pressure by a snowy winter, causing rising water levels. [4] In 2016, there was an effort to change the mailing address from a Wharton, New Jersey, 07885 ZIP code, to a Lake Hopatcong 07849 ZIP code. The effort was narrowly defeated. [5]
Hopatcong's 911 dispatch center received a report of a structure fire on Lakeside Avenue at 12:29 a.m. Monday. First responders arrived to find the house already "fully engulfed in flames with ...
Bertrand Island, New Jersey, is a small peninsula in Lake Hopatcong, part of the community of Mount Arlington.It is best known as the former site of the Bertrand Island Amusement Park which existed from prior to World War I as a picnic ground to 1983, as well as being the place of origin for Bette Cooper, Miss America 1937.