Silver LakeNJ
This town in New Jersey has a population of 284.
Is Silver Lake a good place to live?
Silver Lake’s midpoint age is 57.8 years, against 42 years in New Jersey’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Silver Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
284 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Silver Lake.
With only 0.3 jobs per working resident, most people in Silver Lake work out of town
The share of residents in Silver Lake who live below the poverty line: 16%. Jobs based in the town fell to 43 in 2023, 22 fewer than in 2013. Its mean commuting time is 34 minutes. The top destinations are Hackettstown (6%), Knowlton Township (5%) and Phillipsburg (4%).
| Silver Lake | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Silver Lake: four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 23 inches of snow, with January nights at 18° and July afternoons at 84°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Silver Lake is
Silver Lake beats the New Jersey average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. Among adults in the town, 8.9% have diabetes.
| Silver Lake | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 9.7% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Silver Lake | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.5% | 9.6% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.6% | 11.3% |
| More adults with depression | 20.2% | 15.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Silver Lake, mostly inland flooding
FEMA puts nearly two thirds of Silver Lake’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Silver Lake
Lake Musconetcong and 97 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Silver Lake. Close and well known come first.
14 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
30 mi LandmarkDrew University
39 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
39 mi Stadium & arenaSHI Stadium
8 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
37 mi LakeLake WallenpaupackPhoto credits
Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Drew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SHI Stadium: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Silver Lake: who provides what
Silver Lake is unincorporated, so Warren 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.
100% of working residents leave Silver Lake for work
Where Silver Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Silver Lake
About 1 of every 100 Silver Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
About Silver Lake
Populated place in Warren County, New Jersey, US
Silver Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Hope Township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that was defined as part of the 2010 United States census. As of the 2010 Census, the CDP's population was 368.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 554 ft
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