Local servicesHospitalPascack Valley Medical Center3.8 miPost officePark Ridge Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPark Ridge Borough Hallunder a milePolicePark Ridge Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationPark Ridge Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools7 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high, 3 otherHighPark Ridge High Schoolunder a mileSchoolOur Lady of Mercy Academyunder a mileElementaryWest Ridge Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeSunbridge Institute3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTeterboro Airport TEB13 miMajor airportLaGuardia Airport LGA20 miInterstateI-874.2 miUS highwayUS 9w6.1 miAmtrakPenn Station NWK22 miRailPARK RIDGENJ TRANSITunder a mileCoachKinderkamack Rd & Park AveRockland Coachesunder a mileTransit2 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 07656 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 07656 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 8 min5:24 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 13 min7:17 am – 4:30 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,406 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.03,276 householdsMedian household income $171,029Median home value $706,200Median rent $2,257 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 5,139 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, professional and business services 15%, finance, insurance and real estate 11%Average commute 27 minutes60% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle, 24% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages57% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 24% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 86%, Spanish 10%, other Indo-European languages 2%, Russian or other Slavic 1%6% 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, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsMemorial Park Davies Fieldpark · under a mileSulak Fieldspark · under a mileBlauvelt State Parkstate park · 5.6 mi · 624 acresHermitage House Historic Sitestate historic site · 4.3 miTallman Mountain State Parkstate park · 6.4 mi · 681 acresPalisades State Parkstate park · 7.6 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 202444 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202513 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 home92% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPark Ridge Water Deptserves 16,466 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation176 ft54 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
