Kinnelon, New Jersey
Kinnelon (/ˈkɪnəlɒn/) is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located approximately 33 miles (53 km) west of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 9,966, a decrease of 282 (−2.8%) from the 2010 census count of 10,248, which in turn reflected an increase of 883 (+9.4%) from the 9,365 counted in the 2000 census. It is a low-density, suburban community, with many parks and trails.
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Tripod Rock in Pyramid Mountain County Park | |
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Location of Kinnelon in Morris County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Morris County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left). | |
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| Coordinates: 40.982036°N 74.385896°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Morris |
| Incorporated | March 21, 1922 |
| Named for | Francis S. Kinney |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | James J. Freda (R, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Municipal clerk | Karen Iuele |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.25 sq mi (49.86 km2) |
| • Land | 18.04 sq mi (46.73 km2) |
| • Water | 1.21 sq mi (3.13 km2) 6.27% |
| • Rank | 146th of 565 in state 10th of 39 in county |
| Elevation | 699 ft (213 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 9,966 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 9,985 |
| • Rank | 246th of 565 in state 20th of 39 in county |
| • Density | 552.8/sq mi (213.4/km2) |
| • Rank | 437th of 565 in state 33rd of 39 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07405 |
| Area code(s) | 201 and 973 |
| FIPS code | 3402737110 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885269 |
| Website | www |
Once known as Charlotteburg, Kinnelon was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 20, 1922, from portions of Pequannock Township, based on the results of a referendum passed on March 21, 1922. The borough's name comes from Francis S. Kinney, who purchased 5,000 acres (20 km2) of land in the 1880s for an estate that included Lake Kinnelon, and built St. Hubert's Chapel in 1886 on an island in the lake.
Kinnelon is home to Smoke Rise, a private gated community that describes itself as one of the oldest gated communities in the United States. It includes more than 900 unique homes located on 3,500 acres (1,400 ha) in addition to Lake Kinnelon and Kitty Ann Mountain.
In 2012, Forbes.com listed Kinnelon as 462nd in its listing of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes", with a median home price of $630,414.
The borough is one of the state's highest-income communities. Based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) for 2014–2018, Kinnelon residents had a median household income of $156,048, almost double the statewide median of $79,363.