Rainbow Lakes, New Jersey

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Rainbow Lakes, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Rainbow Lakes is located in New Jersey
Rainbow Lakes
Rainbow Lakes
Coordinates: 40°52′31″N 74°27′8″W / 40.87528°N 74.45222°W / 40.87528; -74.45222Coordinates: 40°52′31″N 74°27′8″W / 40.87528°N 74.45222°W / 40.87528; -74.45222
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountyMorris
TownshipParsippany-Troy Hills
Area
[1]
 • Total1.20 sq mi (3.11 km2)
 • Land1.10 sq mi (2.84 km2)
 • Water0.10 sq mi (0.27 km2)
Elevation
520 ft (160 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
07054 (Parsippany)
07834 (Denville)
Area code(s)973/862
FIPS code34-61560
GNIS feature ID2806173[2]

Rainbow Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Parsippany-Troy Hills Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. It is in the western part of the township and consists of housing built around Rainbow Lake (or "Rainbow Lakes" on federal maps[3]), plus a zone of commercial buildings to the east of the lakes. It is bordered to the east by Parsippany proper, to the north by the borough of Mountain Lakes, and to the west by Denville Township. The northern edge of the CDP is formed by U.S. Route 46 and the NJ Transit Montclair-Boonton Line, and Interstate 80 forms the southern edge. It is 21 miles (34 km) northwest of Newark and 30 miles (48 km) west of the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River.

Rainbow Lakes was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Rainbow Lakes Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. ^ "Rainbow Lakes". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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