Welcome to Echo Lake ...

Echo Lake is located in Passaic County<1>.

The location of Echo Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Echo Lake: Echo Lk.

Echo Lake is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Echo Lake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Echo Lake: (973) and (862)<4>

Communities Also Named Echo Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Echo Lake - they are located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, Montana, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Washington (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Echo Lake.

Communities near Echo Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Echo Lake.

• Paterson
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the southeast of Echo Lake.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Paterson
• Ramapo
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
  • Ramapo lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the east of Echo Lake.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138,356 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramapo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Ramapo
• Clifton
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton lies 18 miles [29 km]<5> to the southeast of Echo Lake.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
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• Passaic
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<5> to the southeast of Echo Lake.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Passaic
• Spring Valley
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley lies 18 miles [29 km]<5> to the east of Echo Lake.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Spring Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley<6>
• Garfield
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Garfield lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<5> to the southeast of Echo Lake.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
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• Warwick
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  • Warwick lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<5> to the north of Echo Lake.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,096 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Warwick
• Ridgewood
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
  • Ridgewood lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the east of Echo Lake.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
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• Morristown
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown lies 18 miles [29 km]<5> to the south of Echo Lake.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
  • Morristown has also been known as:
  • New Hanover
  • West Hanover
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• Dover
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<5> to the southwest of Echo Lake.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Dover

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Echo Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Echo Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Echo Lake. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Echo Lake.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Echo Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Echo Lake.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Echo Lake ...

Looking for more information about Echo Lake? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Echo Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Echo Lake.

Adding Echo Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Echo Lake in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Echo Lake was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Echo Lake on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Echo Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Echo Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Passaic County: www.passaiccountynj.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/