Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 7 min5:25 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:17 am – 4:32 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 26°F46 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month July28 in of snow a year, on about 12 days29 days above 90°F, 89 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Teterboro Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Harrison
Nearby landmarksSaddle Riverriver · 2.7 miKingsland Lakelake · under a mileThird Riverriver · under a mileHughes Lakelake · 1.3 miEastern International College - Belleville Campuscollege · 3.0 miFelician Universitycollege · 3.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRiverside County Parkpark · under a mileMemorial Parkpark · 1.1 miBellemeadstate conservation land · 3.8 miSawmill Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.1 mi · 752 acresPaterson Great Falls State Parkstate park · 6.4 miThomas Edison National Historical Parkhistoric site · 6.1 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 202434 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 20255 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
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
Elevation21 ft6 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Marys General Hospital1.9 miPost officeDelawanna Station Clifton Post Officeunder a mileTown hallRutherford Borough Hall1.5 miPoliceLyndhurst Police Department1.4 miFire stationClifton Fire Department Station 4under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi39 schools14 elementary, 3 middle, 7 high, 15 otherElementaryClifton Public School Eightunder a mileSchoolYeshiva Ktana of Passaicunder a mileElementaryYantacaw Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeEastern International College - Belleville Campus3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTeterboro Airport TEB4.1 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR10 miInterstateI-954.0 miUS highwayUS 463.7 miAmtrakPenn Station NWK6.9 miRailDELAWANNANJ TRANSITunder a mileCoachLittle Falls, NJ (Bus stop at Montclair State University NJ Transit station, in the bus stop area adjacent to the parking garage.)OurBus4.2 miTransit67 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 07015 ZIP area.
