Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 7 min5:23 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 14 min7:16 am – 4:30 pm
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People1,588 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.5522 householdsMedian household income $246,944Median home value $2,000,000+Median rent $2,750 a month93% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 732 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, finance, insurance and real estate 20%, hospitality, food and recreation 13%Average commute 32 minutes61% drive alone, 17% car-pool, 4% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 17% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages76% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 35% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 60%, Korean 15%, other Indo-European languages 8%, Russian or other Slavic 6%19% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 23°F51 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month December33 in of snow a year, on about 15 days19 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dobbs Ferry-ardsley station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksCochran School of Nursingcollege · 1.6 miColumbia Climate School-Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatorycollege · 2.5 miSaw Mill Riverriver · 2.7 miBlackwell Hillpeak · 2.0 miHuylers Beachbeach · 3.1 miBlackwells Hillpeak · 2.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPalisades State Parkstate park · 2.1 miPalisades Parkrecreation area · under a mile · 2,218 acresTallman Mountain State Parkstate park · 3.4 mi · 681 acresTrevor Parkpark · 1.4 miPhilipse Manor Hall State Historic Sitestate historic site · 2.4 miHart's Brook Nature Preserve and Arboretumstate park · 6.4 mi · 123 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202448 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202511 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighBergen County, NJ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCoastal flooding Very HighWinter weather Very HighStrong wind Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality71% of days had good air in 2025258 of 363 days measured101 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 40, worst day 136main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Bergen County monitors, NJ
Internet at home99% of households have a broadband subscription94% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone1% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterVeolia Water New Jersey Hackensackserves 792,713 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation522 ft159 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint John's Riverside Hospital1.6 miPost officeAlpine Post Office1.5 miTown hallAlpine Borough Hall1.5 miPolicePalisades Interstate Parkway Police Department1.1 miFire stationYonkers Fire Department Station 81.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools3 elementary, 3 high, 3 otherHighRiverside High School1.4 miElementaryMuseum School 251.4 miElementarySchool 161.6 miCollegeCochran School of Nursing1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTeterboro Airport TEB11 miMajor airportLaGuardia Airport LGA13 miInterstateI-872.9 miUS highwayUS 9wunder a mileAmtrakPenn Station NWK21 miRailGreystoneMetro-North Railroad1.5 miCoach9W & Ruckman RdRockland Coachesunder a mileSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 07620 ZIP area.
