Pompton Plains, New Jersey

Geography

Pompton Plains is situated in the valley of the Pompton River, which forms the eastern border of the community, the township, and Morris County. Across the river to the east is Wayne in Passaic County, and across its tributary the Pequannock River to the northeast is the borough of Pompton Lakes. Neighboring communities in Morris County are Riverdale to the north, Kinnelon to the west, Lincoln Park to the southwest, and the remainder of Pequannock Township to the south.

New Jersey Route 23 runs through the east side of the community, leading northwest 22 mi to Franklin and south 5 mi to Interstate 80 in Wayne. Interstate 287 passes through the northwest part of Pompton Plains, with the closest access from Exit 52 (Route 23) in Riverdale.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Pompton Plains CDP has a total area of 5.33 sqmi, of which 5.18 sqmi are land and 0.15 sqmi, or 2.76%, are water, comprising the Pompton and Pequannock rivers, as well as Woodland Lake in the southeast corner of the community. Via the Pompton River, the entire CDP is part of the Passaic River watershed.

Demographics

2020 2020

Pompton Plains was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.

As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP had a population of 11,144.

Notable people

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

• Jason Biggs (born 1978), actor who has appeared in the American Pie films
• Michael T. Cahill, dean of Brooklyn Law School
• Peter Cameron (born 1959), novelist and short-story writer
• Frank Ackerman Hill (1919–2012), military veteran and World War II fighter ace
• Davana Medina (born 1974), figure competitor
• Susan Misner (born 1971), actress who has appeared on films and television, including roles in One Life to Live, The Bronx Is Burning, Rescue Me and Chicago
• French Montana (born 1984), rapper
• Criss Oliva (1963–1993), musician who was the lead guitarist and co-founder of Savatage
• Pete Yorn (born 1974), singer-songwriter and musician

References

References

1. "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey". United States Census Bureau.
2. [https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/pomptonplainscdpnewjersey/ QuickFacts Pompton Plains CDP, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 21, 2023.
3. [https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
4. {{Cite gnis. 2806168. Pompton Plains Census Designated Place
5. [https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 24, 2023.
6. [http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html Census of Population and Housing], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 1, 2023.
7. "2020 Geography Changes". [[United States Census Bureau]].
8. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Pompton Plains CDP, New Jersey".
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10. [https://njbmagazine.com/njb-news-now/20947-2/ "Michael Cahill Named Co-dean of Rutgers Law School in Camden"], ''New Jersey Business'', March 21, 2016. Accessed August 18, 2019. "Cahill notes that this new position represents a homecoming of sorts: he grew up in Pompton Plains, where his parents, Patricia and Lee Cahill, still reside."
11. Kiely, Eugene. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112412245/peter-cameron-of-pompton-plains/ "Peter Cameron: telling strange tales of suburbia"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey). The Record]]'', August 8, 1986. Accessed November 2, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "A quiet, reserved young man with an infectious smile, Cameron was born and raised in Pompton Plains."
12. Beuscher, Kristin. [https://thepressgroup.net/a-heros-homecoming-hillsdale-turns-out-for-local-son-frank-hill/ "A hero’s homecoming: Hillsdale turns out for local son Frank Hill"], ''Northern Valley Press'', November 17, 2023. Accessed March 28, 2025. "Francis Ackerman Hill was born in 1919, the fourth of nine children–eight boys and a girl—in the Hill household.... He retired as a colonel in 1969, settled in Pompton Plains, and ran a real estate brokerage."
13. Pasquale, Don. [https://archive.today/20120709204100/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0801/is_12_66/ai_n15861402 "Pro advice: Davana Medina reveals her secret formula for sexy Bi's and Tri's"], ''[[Muscle & Fitness]]'', December 2005. Accessed June 3, 2007. "Current Residence: Pompton Plains, New Jersey"
14. The Record]]'', July 17, 2007. Accessed July 19, 2007. "'I loved growing up in Pompton Plains. It really was a lovely small town. It's not small anymore,' says Misner, who studied dance, from age 11 to 18, with Nancy King at the King Centre for the Performing Arts in Wanaque."
15. Krishnamurthy, Sowmya. [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6221629/french-montana-relationship-khloe-kardashian-billboard "French Montana Talks New Album, Kanye and Media Attention on His Relationship With Khloe Kardashian"], ''[[Billboard (magazine). Billboard]]'', August 15, 2014. Accessed October 20, 2014. "On a sweltering afternoon, a camera flashes on French Montana at his new house in suburban Pompton Plains, N.J."
16. [https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Criss_Oliva/21787 Criss Oliva], [[Encyclopaedia Metallum]]. Accessed August 18, 2019. "Place of origin: United States (Pompton Plains, New Jersey)"
17. Kausch, Katie. [https://patch.com/new-jersey/longvalley/12-celebs-morris-county-ties "12 Celebs With Morris County Ties From game show hosts to Tony winners, these 12 celebrities all have ties to Morris County-- including some you might not have known."], Long Valley, NJ Patch, October 16, 2017. Accessed November 21, 2020. "Another Montville native, Pete York was born in Pompton Plains and attended Montville High School."