Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 8 min5:23 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 14 min7:17 am – 4:30 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,606 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.82,654 householdsMedian household income $190,469Median home value $871,300Median rent $2,721 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate71% of adults are in the labour force, 4,345 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, professional and business services 18%, finance, insurance and real estate 13%Average commute 33 minutes56% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 6% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 27% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages66% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 29% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 51%, Korean 20%, Spanish 9%, other Indo-European languages 8%18% 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, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksWoodcliff Lakelake · 5.5 miColumbia Climate School-Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatorycollege · 3.5 miCochran School of Nursingcollege · 3.8 miOradell Reservoirreservoir · 2.1 miLake Idlewildlake · 3.6 miHuylers Beachbeach · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRuckman Park Renaissancepark · under a mileWakelee Fieldrecreation area · under a milePalisades State Parkstate park · 3.4 miTallman Mountain State Parkstate park · 3.9 mi · 681 acresPhilipse Manor Hall State Historic Sitestate historic site · 4.1 miBlauvelt State Parkstate park · 6.5 mi · 624 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202446 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202510 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 home98% of households have a broadband subscription90% have cable, fibre or DSL8% 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
Elevation39 ft12 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPascack Valley Medical Center3.0 miPost officeCloster Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCloster Borough Hallunder a milePoliceCloster Boro Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationCloster Borough Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools3 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high, 7 otherSchoolPalisades Country Day School and Campright hereSchoolInternational Academy of Arts and Sciencesunder a mileMiddleTenakill Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeColumbia Climate School-Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory3.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTeterboro Airport TEB10 miMajor airportLaGuardia Airport LGA14 miInterstateI-875.2 miUS highwayUS 9w2.4 miAmtrakPenn Station NWK20 miRailEMERSONNJ TRANSIT3.5 miCoachCloster Dock Rd & Herbert AveRockland 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 07624 ZIP area.
