Landing is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Roxbury Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The community is located at the south end of Lake Hopatcong near Hopatcong State Park. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07850. As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 4,296.

History

Landing was established as a resort community. From the 1880s through the 1940s, each summer it attracted thousands of people to the shores of Lake Hopatcong. After World War II, it began to decline and transform itself into a large suburban neighborhood. In 2017, measures were passed to give the neighborhood a facelift, the plans including several new, modern buildings, parks and signs. The improvements are expected to be complete in late 2022.

Geography

Landing is on the western edge of Morris County, in the northwestern part of Roxbury Township. It is bordered to the northwest, across Lake Hopatcong and its outlet, the Musconetcong River, by the borough of Hopatcong in Sussex County. Within Morris County, it is bordered to the east by the borough of Mount Arlington, to the south by unincorporated Ledgewood, and to the west by unincorporated Port Morris. Interstate 80 forms the southern boundary of the Landing CDP, separating it from Ledgewood. Exit 28 (Landing Road) provides access to the community. I-80 leads east 29 mi to Paterson and west 28 mi to the Delaware Water Gap. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Landing CDP has a total area of 2.480 sqmi, of which 2.134 sqmi are land and 0.346 sqmi, or 13.95%, are water. The outlet of Lake Hopatcong is along the northern boundary of the community; the Musconetcong River flows out of the lake, leading southwest to the Delaware River. Hopatcong State Park is within the CDP at the lake outlet.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Landing include: