East Rutherford, New Jersey
East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located 7 miles (11 km) west of Midtown Manhattan. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 10,022, an increase of 1,109 (+12.4%) from the 2010 census count of 8,913, which in turn reflected an increase of 197 (+2.3%) from the 8,716 counted in the 2000 census.
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Top, left to right: East Rutherford Municipal Building, MetLife Stadium, Meadowlands Arena, and Meadowlands Sports Complex | |
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Location of East Rutherford in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
Census Bureau map of East Rutherford, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 40.817097°N 74.085024°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | April 17, 1889 (as Boiling Springs township) |
| Reincorporated | March 28, 1894 (as East Rutherford) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Jeffrey Lahullier (D, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Municipal clerk | Danielle Lorenc |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.04 sq mi (10.47 km2) |
| • Land | 3.71 sq mi (9.61 km2) |
| • Water | 0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2) 8.14% |
| • Rank | 295th of 565 in state 20th of 70 in county |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 10,022 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 10,397 |
| • Rank | 244th of 565 in state 40th of 70 in county |
| • Density | 2,699.9/sq mi (1,042.4/km2) |
| • Rank | 239th of 565 in state 46th of 70 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 07073 |
| Area code(s) | 201 and 551 |
| FIPS code | 3400319510 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885201 |
| School district | East Rutherford School District |
| Website | www |
Under the terms of an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 17, 1889, a portion of the old Union Township was incorporated under the name of Boiling Springs Township. The new township took its name from a spring in the community. On March 28, 1894, the Borough of East Rutherford was created, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day, and Boiling Springs Township was dissolved. While there was no change in its borders, the name and form of government were changed. The borough was the second formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone.
East Rutherford is the home of the Meadowlands Sports Complex, which includes Meadowlands Arena and MetLife Stadium, and used to be the location of Giants Stadium. The arena is best known as the former home of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League and of the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association, and for hosting college basketball, arena football, concerts, and other events. MetLife Stadium is home of the New York Giants and New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL), the New York Guardians of the XFL, and hosted Super Bowl XLVIII, which made East Rutherford the smallest city ever to host a Super Bowl. East Rutherford will be one of 16 venues chosen to host games for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with eight matches including the final at MetLife Stadium (New York/New Jersey Stadium). Giants Stadium, which hosted the Giants and Jets until 2009, was also the original home of the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. East Rutherford is the only municipality with fewer than 10,000 residents to have been home to five professional sports teams simultaneously, as well as the smallest city to host any professional sports team within its city limits.
The borough is also the site of American Dream Meadowlands, a large shopping center and entertainment complex that was originally named "Xanadu" which opened on October 25, 2019.