THE WEST MILFORD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Glaciated Reading Prong/Hudson Highlands setting.
West Milford township has 76.1 square miles of land in Passaic County. Its Census reference point is in Glaciated Reading Prong/Hudson Highlands, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
West Milford and Passaic County
West Milford is associated with Passaic County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
West Milford by land and water
The Census records 5.11 square miles of water within West Milford, or 6.3% of its total area. That share is close to Passaic County’s 6.2%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, West Milford township has 11.7 times the land area of nearby Newfoundland CDP (6.52 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.