Old Tappan, New Jersey
Old Tappan, New Jersey | |
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Gerrit Haring House in 1937 | |
Location of Old Tappan in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
Census Bureau map of Old Tappan, New Jersey | |
Location in Bergen County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 41°01′24″N 73°59′03″W / 41.023305°N 73.984223°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | October 18, 1894 |
| Named after | Tappan tribe |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Thomas Gallagher (R, term ends December 31, 2027) |
| • Administrator | Anna Haverilla |
| • Municipal clerk | Jean M. Donch |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.16 sq mi (10.78 km2) |
| • Land | 3.32 sq mi (8.59 km2) |
| • Water | 0.85 sq mi (2.20 km2) 20.37% |
| • Rank | 293rd of 565 in state 19th of 70 in county |
| Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,888 |
• Estimate (2023) | 6,074 |
| • Rank | 353rd of 565 in state 56th of 70 in county |
| • Density | 1,776.2/sq mi (685.8/km2) |
| • Rank | 310th of 565 in state 60th of 70 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07675 |
| Area code(s) | 201 |
| FIPS code | 3400354870 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885336 |
| Website | www |
Old Tappan (/təˈpæn/ tə-PAN) is a borough in northern Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 5,888, an increase of 138 (+2.4%) from the 2010 census count of 5,750, which in turn reflected an increase of 268 (+4.9%) from the 5,482 counted in the 2000 census.
Old Tappan was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on October 18, 1894, from portions of Harrington Township, based on the results of a referendum held two days earlier. The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. On April 23, 1896, additional territory was annexed from Harrington Township. The borough's name is derived from the Tappan tribe of Native Americans.