Rainbow Lakes, New Jersey

Rainbow Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP)^[5] located in Parsippany–Troy Hills Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. It is in the western part of the township and consists of housing built around a cluster of lakes including Rainbow Lake, plus a zone of commercial buildings to the east of the lakes. As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 1,255.^[2]

Rainbow Lakes, New Jersey
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 40°52′31″N 74°27′8″W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Morris
Township	Parsippany–Troy Hills
Area [1]
• Total	1.20 sq mi (3.11 km2)
• Land	1.10 sq mi (2.84 km2)
• Water	0.10 sq mi (0.27 km2)
Elevation	520 ft (160 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,255
• Density	1,144.03/sq mi (441.87/km2)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	07054 (Parsippany) 07834 (Denville)
Area code(s)	973/862
FIPS code	34-61560[3]
GNIS feature ID	2806173[4]

Geography

Rainbow Lakes^[6] is in eastern Morris County and is bordered to the east by Parsippany proper, to the north by the borough of Mountain Lakes, and to the west by Denville Township. The northern edge of the CDP is formed by U.S. Route 46 and the NJ Transit Montclair-Boonton Line, and Interstate 80 forms the southern edge. It is 21 miles (34 km) northwest of Newark and 30 miles (48 km) west of the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Rainbow Lakes CDP has a total area of 1.20 square miles (3.11 km²), of which 1.10 square miles (2.85 km²) are land and 0.10 square miles (0.26 km²), or 8.51%, are water. The lakes for which the community is named include Rainbow Lake, Upper Rainbow Lake, Mirror Lake, Twilight Lake, Cabin Lake, and Fern Lake.^[7]

Demographics

Rainbow Lakes was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.^[4]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,255		—
U.S. Decennial Census[8] 2020[2]

References

1. "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
2. Census Data Explorer: Rainbow Lakes CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
3. Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
4. "Rainbow Lakes Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
5. State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
6. "Rainbow Lakes". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
7. "Rainbow Lakes NJ". ACME Mapper 2.2. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
8. Census of Population and Housing, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 1, 2023.