Local character 1
Pompton Lakes’ 3.2-square-mile footprint includes Pompton Lake, Twin Lake and three rivers, giving water and flood awareness an unusually important role in local life.
Borough · Passaic County · New Jersey
Pompton Lakes
Pompton Lakes is a compact waterway borough with an active Wanaque Avenue downtown, lakes and rivers, neighborhood parks, a growing trail network and a strong small-town identity in northern Passaic County.
Pompton Lakes at a glance
This NJTGO guide is built around the municipality itself. Businesses, restaurants and civic references are checked against Pompton Lakes addresses rather than padded with nearby-town listings.
Local character 2
Downtown Wanaque Avenue combines independent shops, restaurants, arts and wellness businesses in a walkable core.
Local character 3
The borough reports 10 parks, public water access, maintained trails and a Morris Canal greenway, making recreation a defining part of the community.
Local anchors
Downtown Wanaque Avenue
The borough’s shopping, dining and arts center, with both on-street and off-street parking.
Morris Canal Greenway
A multi-use path following part of the former Pompton Feeder/Morris Canal route.
Rotary Park / lakefront
A shoreline recreation area that highlights Pompton Lakes’ identity as a waterway community.
Business areas
- Wanaque Avenue
- Hamburg Turnpike
- Ringwood Avenue
- Lakeside Avenue
Getting around
NJ TRANSIT buses serve downtown Pompton Lakes and connect toward New York City and nearby transit centers. Check current schedules before traveling.
Municipal services
Borough Hall · 25 Lenox Avenue · Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442 · 973-835-0143
For current municipal notices, meeting information, permits and department contacts, use the municipality’s official website.
Municipal boundary check
Pompton Lakes borders or meets the following communities. Cross-river neighbors are identified where relevant.
Bloomingdale
Wanaque
Wayne
Oakland
Riverdale
Pequannock
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