Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 8 min5:23 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 13 min7:17 am – 4:30 pm
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People5,288 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.51,795 householdsMedian household income $128,542Median home value $602,800Median rent $1,938 a month76% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 2,560 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, professional and business services 17%, manufacturing 14%Average commute 26 minutes65% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 8% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages50% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 53%, Korean 23%, 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, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksColumbia Climate School-Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatorycollege · 1.8 miLong Island University - Rockland Campuscollege · 2.1 miLake Idlewildlake · 1.9 miAndre Hillpeak · 1.0 miTallman Mountainpeak · 2.3 miWoodcliff Lakelake · 5.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTallman Mountain State Parkstate park · 1.4 mi · 681 acresPalisades State Parkstate park · 1.9 miRockleigh Golf Courserecreation area · under a mileAndre Monumenthistoric site · 1.1 miBlauvelt State Parkstate park · 3.9 mi · 624 acresPiermont Marsh State Tidal Wetlandstate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 70 acresSource: 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 202448 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202512 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 home97% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% 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
Elevation26 ft8 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint John's Riverside Hospital4.0 miPost officeNorthvale Post Officeunder a mileTown hallNorthvale Borough Hallunder a milePoliceNorthvale Boro Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationNorthvale Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools1 elementary, 1 high, 3 otherSchoolNorthvale Public Schoolunder a mileSchoolNorwood Public School1.4 miElementaryWilliam O Schaefer Elementary School1.6 miCollegeColumbia Climate School-Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTeterboro Airport TEB13 miMajor airportLaGuardia Airport LGA17 miInterstateI-2874.5 miUS highwayUS 9w1.4 miAmtrakPenn Station NWK22 miRailHastings-on-HudsonMetro-North Railroad3.2 miCoachTappan Rd & Paris AveRockland Coachesunder a mileTransit1 stop within a mileTransport of Rockland (TOR)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 07647 ZIP area.
