Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 7 min5:25 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 14 min7:17 am – 4:32 pm
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People14,653 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.55,595 householdsMedian household income $101,737Median home value $483,800Median rent $1,759 a month57% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 7,295 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, professional and business services 15%, manufacturing 11%Average commute 32 minutes54% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 16% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 17% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages47% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 21% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 61%, Spanish 18%, other Indo-European languages 11%, Russian or other Slavic 4%12% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 22°F52 in of rain a yearwettest month August28 in of snow a year, on about 12 days22 days above 90°F, 117 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Little Falls station, 4 mi away; rain from Cedar Grove Twp 0.4 W; snow from Harrison
Parks and public landsGetty Avenue Parkpark · 1.5 miYantacan Parkpark · 1.6 miPaterson Great Falls State Parkstate park · 4.9 miPaterson Great Falls National Historical Parkhistoric site · 4.8 miThomas Edison National Historical Parkhistoric site · 5.8 miInland Blue Acresstate park · 6.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202433 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 20256 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighPassaic County, NJ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighLightning Very HighWinter weather Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025268 of 364 days measured92 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Passaic County monitors, NJ
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPassaic Valley Water Commissionserves 310,483 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation149 ft45 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Marys General Hospital1.5 miPost officeAllwood Post Officeunder a mileTown hallClifton City Hall1.4 miPoliceNew Jersey State Police Troop D Bloomfield Station1.2 miFire stationClifton Fire Department Station 5under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi35 schools18 elementary, 3 middle, 4 high, 10 otherElementaryClifton Public School Nineright hereSchoolLearning Center for Exceptional Childrenunder a mileElementaryClifton Public School Fourteenunder a mileCollegeMontclair State University2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTeterboro Airport TEB5.2 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR11 miInterstateI-803.8 miUS highwayUS 462.0 miAmtrakPenn Station NWK7.8 miRailPASSAICNJ TRANSIT1.4 miCoachLittle Falls, NJ (Bus stop at Montclair State University NJ Transit station, in the bus stop area adjacent to the parking garage.)OurBus2.5 miTransit54 stops within a mileNJ TRANSITSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 07012 ZIP area.
