Arrowhead LakeNJ
A town of 101.
Is Arrowhead Lake a good place to live?
20% of residents live below the poverty line in Arrowhead Lake, against 6.1% in New Jersey’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Arrowhead Lake. Arrowhead Lake’s trail density is 2.5 miles per square mile, above both the New Jersey town median (0.7) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest park or preserve is Stow Creek Township Park, at 26 acres. Arrowhead Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Arrowhead Lake lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 14% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Moving to Arrowhead Lake: who provides what
Arrowhead Lake is unincorporated, so Cumberland County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Arrowhead Lake.
Compared with most of New Jersey and the rest of the country, the average trip to work in Arrowhead Lake is shorter
Arrowhead Lake’s average trip to work is 19 minutes. Most working residents leave Arrowhead Lake for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Bridgeton (9%), Vineland (9%) and Hopewell Township (9%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hurricanes leads a low hazard risk in Arrowhead Lake
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Arrowhead Lake, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Arrowhead Lake has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 26° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Arrowhead Lake is
Arrowhead Lake beats the New Jersey average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 18% of Arrowhead Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Arrowhead Lake | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 32% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Arrowhead Lake | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.7% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.5% | 12.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.5% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stow Creek Township Park | 0.4 mi | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
USS New Jersey and 135 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Arrowhead Lake. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw36 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw34 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi MuseumEastern State PenitentiaryPhoto credits
USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain
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Everything we know about Arrowhead Lake
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Arrowhead Lake
About 5 of every 100 Arrowhead Lake residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
101 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Arrowhead Lake
Populated place in Cumberland County, New Jersey, US
Arrowhead Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is in the northwestern part of the county, in the northern part of Stow Creek Township. A small artificial lake is in the northwestern part of the CDP, with a residential neighborhood on its southern shore. The community is 2 miles (3 km) northwest of Shiloh and 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Marlboro. New Jersey Route 49 forms the eastern boundary of the CDP; the road heads southeast 5 miles (8 km) to Bridgeton and northwest 11 miles (18 km) to Salem. Arrowhead Lake was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census with a population of 126.
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Questions about Arrowhead Lake
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Is Arrowhead Lake, NJ a good place to live?
Arrowhead Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.