Bergenfield, New Jersey
Bergenfield is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 28,321, an increase of 1,557 (+5.8%) from the 2010 census count of 26,764, which in turn reflected an increase of 517 (+2.0%) from the 26,247 counted in the 2000 census.
Bergenfield, New Jersey | |
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Cooper's Pond | |
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Location of Bergenfield in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
Census Bureau map of Bergenfield, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 40.922334°N 73.998001°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | June 25, 1894 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Arvin Amatorio (D, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Administrator | Corey Gallo |
| • Municipal clerk | Marie Quiñones-Wilson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.91 sq mi (7.55 km2) |
| • Land | 2.90 sq mi (7.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) 0.31% |
| • Rank | 338th of 565 in state 28th of 70 in county |
| Elevation | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 28,321 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 28,163 |
| • Rank | 87th of 565 in state 7th of 70 in county |
| • Density | 9,752.4/sq mi (3,765.4/km2) |
| • Rank | 39th of 565 in state 11th of 70 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07621 |
| Area code(s) | 201 |
| FIPS code | 3400305170 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885157 |
| Website | www |
Bergenfield was formed on the basis of a referendum held on June 25, 1894, from portions of Englewood Township and Palisades 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. The borough was named for its location in Bergen County.
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Bergenfield as its 211th best place to live in its 2010 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey. The magazine ranked Bergenfield as its 231st best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live".
NeighborhoodScout named Bergenfield as the safest municipality in the nation in 2012 with more than 25,000 residents and in both 2013 and 2014 they named it as the 2nd safest town in the US only behind Franklin, Massachusetts. In 2019, Bergenfield has dropped in their ratings, falling to number 4.