Packanack Lake, New Jersey

About Packanack Lake

Set in the northeastern part of New Jersey, Packanack Lake is a small unincorporated community.

Packanack 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 1.86 square miles.

📰 Packanack Lake News Today

• Leslie "Les" Kaufman Obituary - Wayne, New Jersey Vander May Funeral Home · Aug 8
• Packanack Landmark in Wayne Reopens as Lake Drive Tavern After Full Rebuild TAPinto · Apr 7
• New restaurant with lake views opens in North Jersey northjersey.com · Apr 3
• Packanack Lake Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Raymond Charles Lender Obituary - Wayne, New Jersey Vander May Funeral Home · May 29

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Packanack Lake Unique

• The only place in America named Packanack 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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Packanack Lake

• Chuck E. Cheese — pizza
• Forno Pizza — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Alps Diner — burger
• Amore Cucina — italian
• Anthony Franco's Pizza - Wayne — pizza
• Anthony's Coal Fire Pizza — pizza
• Bardi's
• Bensi on Berdan — italian
• Blossom Asian Bistro — asian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Chuck E. Cheese
• T-Bowl Lanes · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Packanack Lake

• Alps Road Park reviews ★
• Charney Park reviews ★
• Lakeside East reviews ★
• Orange Place Park reviews ★
• Osborne Park reviews ★
• Peninsula East reviews ★
• Peninsula Park reviews ★
• Peninsula West reviews ★
• Roe Field Park reviews ★
• Tall Oaks Park reviews ★
• Veterans Alliance Park reviews ★
• Wayne Captain Michael Kilroy Memorial Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Packanack Lake

• George Washington Middle School
• Packanack Elementary School
• Randall Carter Elementary School
• Ryerson Elementary School
• Schuyler Colfax Middle School
• Theunis Dey Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Packanack Lake

🏘️ Nearby Communities