Ridgewood, New Jersey
Ridgewood, New Jersey | |
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Van Dien House in Ridgewood | |
Location of Ridgewood in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
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Location in Bergen County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°58′54″N 74°06′49″W / 40.981591°N 74.113506°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | November 20, 1894 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act Council-Manager |
| • Body | Village Council |
| • Mayor | Paul Vagianos (term ends December 31, 2024) |
| • Manager | Keith Kazmark |
| • Municipal clerk | Heather Mailander |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.80 sq mi (15.03 km2) |
| • Land | 5.74 sq mi (14.87 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) 1.07% |
| • Rank | 262nd of 565 in state 8th of 70 in county |
| Elevation | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 25,979 |
• Estimate (2023) | 26,194 |
| • Rank | 99th of 565 in state 10th of 70 in county |
| • Density | 4,524.4/sq mi (1,746.9/km2) |
| • Rank | 131st of 565 in state 32nd of 70 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | 07450–07452 |
| Area code(s) | 201 |
| FIPS code | 3400363000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885369 |
| Website | www |
Ridgewood is a village in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Ridgewood is a suburban bedroom community of New York City, located approximately 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan. As of the 2020 United States census, the village's population was 25,979, an increase of 1,021 (+4.1%) from the 2010 census count of 24,958, which in turn reflected an increase of 22 (+0.1%) from 24,936 in the 2000 census.
It has been one of the state's highest-income communities. In 2000, its per capita income of $51,658 was ranked the 35th-highest in the state. Based on data from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey, it had a per-capita income of $67,560, 31st in the state. Based on data from the American Community Survey for 2013–2017, it had a median household income of $162,011, ranked 7th in the state among municipalities with more than 10,000 residents, more than double the statewide median of $76,475.
Ridgewood was ranked 26th in Money magazine's "Best Places to Live" in 2011.