Maplewood, New Jersey

Maplewood, New Jersey
Municipal Building
Interactive map of Maplewood
Maplewood
Location in Essex County
Maplewood
Location in New Jersey
Maplewood
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°44′01″N 74°16′16″W / 40.733607°N 74.271159°W / 40.733607; -74.271159
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyEssex
IncorporatedApril 1, 1861 as South Orange Township
RenamedNovember 7, 1922 as Maplewood township
Government
  TypeTownship
  BodyTownship Committee
  MayorNancy Adams (D, term ends December 31, 2025)
  AdministratorPatrick Wherry
  Municipal clerkElizabeth J. Fritzen
Area
  Total
3.88 sq mi (10.04 km2)
  Land3.87 sq mi (10.03 km2)
  Water<0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.08%
  Rank302nd of 565 in state
11th of 22 in county
Elevation
115 ft (35 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
25,684
  Estimate 
(2024)
26,127
  Rank101st of 565 in state
11th of 22 in county
  Density6,629.8/sq mi (2,559.8/km2)
   Rank74th of 565 in state
9th of 22 in county
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
07040
Area code(s)973
FIPS code3401343800
GNIS feature ID0882220
Websitewww.maplewoodnj.gov

Maplewood is a township in Essex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is an inner-ring suburban bedroom community of New York City in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 25,684, an increase of 1,817 (+7.6%) from the 2010 census count of 23,867, which in turn reflected a decline of one person from the 23,868 counted in the 2000 census.