title: Oak Ridge, New Jersey
text: # Oak Ridge, New Jersey
  
  Oak Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located along the border of West Milford Township in Passaic County and Jefferson Township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07438.
  
  As of the 2000 United States census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07438 was 11,901.
  
  Oak Ridge is located on the Pequannock River along Route 23 and the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad main line. County Route 699 (Oak Ridge Road) runs south from the junction with Route 23 and is the main north–south local route in the community.
  
  As of 2018, in the section in Jefferson Township, the people there state they are from "Milton".
  
  ## Demographics
  
  As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 10,996.
  
  ## Climate
  
  This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Oak Ridge has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.
  
  ## Government and infrastructure
  
  The postal addresses of the Jefferson Township section read "Oak Ridge, New Jersey".
  
  ## Education
  
  The respective school districts are Jefferson Township Public Schools for sections in Jefferson Township, Morris County; and West Milford Township Public Schools for sections in West Milford Township, Passaic County.
  
  The respective public high schools are Jefferson Township High School and West Milford High School.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Oak Ridge include:
  
  * Douglas Yeo (born 1955), bass trombonist
  