Welcome to Ledgewood ...
Ledgewood is located in Morris County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ledgewood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
Ledgewood is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ledgewood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ledgewood: 973 & 862<3>
The ZIP code for Ledgewood: 07852<4>
Communities Also Named Ledgewood ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ledgewood - they are located in Georgia and Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ledgewood.
Communities near Ledgewood ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ledgewood.
- Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Morristown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
- Morristown has also been known as:
- New Hanover
- West Hanover
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- Hackettstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Boonton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boonton is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
- Essex Fells
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Essex Fells is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Fells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- Budd Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Budd Lake is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd Lake
- Hopatcong Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopatcong Hills
- Millbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
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 Ledgewood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ledgewood.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ledgewood. 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 Ledgewood.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ledgewood. See our Newspapers Page for Ledgewood.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ledgewood ...
Looking for more information about Ledgewood? 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 Ledgewood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ledgewood.
Adding Ledgewood to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ledgewood 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 (so far) for Ledgewood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Ledgewood post office opened in 1891.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ledgewood.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Morris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ledgewood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 973 code has been Overlayed with the 862 area code. New phone numbers in the Ledgewood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 973 or 862. As a result, placing a call in the Ledgewood area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Ledgewood). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ledgewood or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |