Pines LakeNew Jersey
Pines Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located on a lake in Wayne, in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
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About Pines Lake
Pines Lake, NJ is a small unincorporated community located in northeastern New Jersey.
Pines Lake holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.34 square miles.
📰 Pines Lake News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Pines Lake Unique
- The only place in America named Pines Lake — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northeastern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Pines Lake
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Wayne Van Riper Hopper Musuem · Museum
- silentsiren · Art gallery
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Pines Lake
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Pines Lake
- Albert Payson Terhune Elementary
- Pines Lake Elementary School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.