Bergen County Communities

Allendale

Allendale is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Allendale was formed on November 8, 1894, from portions of Franklin Township, Hohokus Township and Orvil Township.The borough was formed during the “Boroughitis” phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. Click to see more.

Alpine

Alpine is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located 15 miles (24 km) north of Midtown Manhattan. In 2012, Forbes ranked Alpine as America’s most expensive ZIP code with a median home price of $4.25 million, after being ranked 4th in the magazine’s 2010 listing of “America’s Most Expensive ZIP Codes”. Click to read more.

Cliffside Park

Cliffside Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Cliffside Park was formed based on the results of a referendum held on January 15, 1895, from portions of Ridgefield Township. The borough was formed during the “Boroughitis” phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, as one of two boroughs created in 1895... Click to read more.

Closter

Closter is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Closter was formed as an incorporated municipality by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on January 1, 1904, from portions of Harrington Township. On March 29, 1904, Harrington Park was created from portions of Closter, Harrington Township and Washington Township. Click to read more.

Cresskill

Cresskill was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 8, 1894, from portions of Palisades Township at the height of the “Boroughitis” phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County. A portion of the borough was annexed by Alpine in 1904. Click to read more

Demarest

Demarest is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Located in the northeastern corner of New Jersey and its Gateway Region, Demarest is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Demarest was formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1903, from portions of Harrington Township and Palisades Township. Click to read more.

Dumont

Dumont is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The borough was originally formed on July 20, 1894, as the Borough of Schraalenburgh from portions of Harrington Township and Palisades Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day. Click to read more.

Edgewater

Edgewater is a borough located along the Hudson River in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The borough’s history has featured the founding of the first colony in Bergen County, contribution to the Revolutionary War, a period as a “sleepy, pastoral little town” with resort hotels in the 19th century. Click to read more.

Emerson

Emerson is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, a suburb in the New York metropolitan area. Emerson is the most southern town in an area of the county referred to as the Pascack Valley. What is now Emerson was originally formed on April 8, 1903, from portions of Washington Township... Clieck to read more

Englewood Cliffs​

Englewood Cliffs was formed as a borough on May 10, 1895, from portions of the now defunct townships of Englewood Township and Palisades Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day. The borough was formed during the “Boroughitis” phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County... Click to read more

Fort Lee

Fort Lee is a borough at the eastern border of Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, in the New York City Metropolitan Area, situated atop the Hudson Palisades. The borough is the western terminus of the George Washington Bridge and is located across the Hudson River from the Manhattan borough of New York City. Click to read more.

Franklin Lakes

Franklin Lakes is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 Census, Franklin Lakes had the 18th-highest per-capita income of all 566 municipalities in the state. Nationwide, Franklin Lakes ranked 17th among the highest-income places in the United States with a population of at least 10,000. Click to read more.

Glen Rock

Glen Rock is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Glen Rock was formed on September 14, 1894, from portions of Ridgewood Township and Saddle River Township, “that being the year the county went crazy on boroughs”. The borough was formed during the “Boroughitis” phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County... Click to read more.

Hackensack

Hackensack is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States and the county seat of Bergen County. An inner-ring suburb of New York City, Hackensack is located approximately 12 miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan, and about 7 miles from the George Washington Bridge. Click to read more.

Haworth

Haworth is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Haworth was formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 24, 1904, from portions of both Dumont borough and Harrington Township. The borough was named for the historic village of Haworth, England. Click to read more.

Hillsdale

Hillsdale is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The populated area today known as Hillsdale took form in the mid-to-late 19th century as land speculators, led by David P. Patterson, developed subdivisions to profit from the coming of the Hackensack and New York Railroad. Click to read more.

Mahwah

Mahwah is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The name “Mahwah” is derived from the Lenape word “mawewi” which means “Meeting Place” or “Place Where Paths Meet”. The area that is now Mahwah was originally formed as Hohokus Township on April 9, 1849, from portions of Franklin Township. Click to read more.

Maywood

Maywood is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 9,555. Maywood is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. Click to read more.

Montvale

Montvale is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Montvale was incorporated as a borough on August 31, 1894, from portions of Orvil Township and Washington Township. The borough was formed during the “Boroughitis” phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County... Click to read more.

New Milford

New Milford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 16,341. New Milford is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. Click to read more.

Oakland

Oakland is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Oakland was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1902, from portions of Franklin Township (now Wyckoff). The name comes from the white oak trees in the area. Click to read more.

Paramus

Paramus is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. A suburb of New York City, Paramus is located between 15–20 miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan and approximately 8 miles west of Upper Manhattan. Paramus is one of the largest shopping meccas in the country, generating over $5 billion in annual retail sales... Click to read more.

Park Ridge

Park Ridge is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Park Ridge’s Pascack Historical Society Museum, at 19 Ridge Avenue, houses the world’s only wampum drilling machine. This wooden artifact was made in Park Ridge by the Campbell Brothers who ... Click to read more.

Ramsey

Ramsey is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located 26 miles (42 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan. Ramsey was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 10, 1908, from portions of Hohokus Township. Click to read more.

Ridgewood

Ridgewood is a village in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Ridgewood is a suburban bedroom community of New York City, located approximately 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan. Ridgewood was ranked 26th in Money magazine’s “Best Places to Live” in America, 2011. Click to read more.

River Edge

River Edge is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 11,340. River Edge is located on the western bank of the Hackensack River. It is bordered by Paramus, Oradell, New Milford, and Hackensack. Click to read more.

River Vale

River Vale is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. River Vale is the most eastern town in an area of the county referred to as the Pascack Valley. The township was ranked #29 on the 100 Best Places to Live 2007 survey published by CNN/Money magazine. Click to read more.

Saddle River

Saddle River is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Saddle River is one of the wealthiest small municipalities in the United States and was ranked 9th in New Jersey in per capita income as of the 2010 Census. Based on 1989 per capita income... Click to read more.

Teaneck

Teaneck is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, and a suburb in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 39,776, making it the second-most populous among the 70 municipalities in Bergen County. Click to read more.

Tenafly

Tenafly is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 14,488.Tenafly is an affluent suburb of New York City. New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Tenafly as the 65th best place to live in New Jersey... Click to read more.

Upper Saddle River

Upper Saddle River is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Upper Saddle River was settled in the 18th century principally by Dutch settlers who built mills along the Saddle River. The area was granted borough status in 1894 and remained principally rural until the 1950s. Click to read more.

Washington Township

Washington Township, formally the Township of Washington, is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Seven Chimneys is a house with the described seven chimneys, located on Ridgewood Road atop a small hill. George Washington is said to have stayed at the house during the Revolutionary War. Click to read more.

Woodcliff Lake

Woodcliff Lake is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Woodcliff Lake is also the name of the reservoir that lies primarily within the borough, with a small portion at the southeastern edge located in neighboring Hillsdale. Woodcliff Lake has many historic houses and buildings... Click to read more.

Wyckoff

Wyckoff is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 Census, Wyckoff ranked 55th in 100 highest-income places in the United States (with a population of at least 10,000) at $103,614 HHI. Statewide, Wyckoff ranked 41st among New Jersey locations by per capita income... Click to read more.