Town guide

Alpine, New Jersey

Alpine is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, home to about 1,588 people across 6.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 07620.

Homes sold for a median of $792 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population1,588248 per sq mi
Median home value$2M+Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$792Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Alpine

1 ZIP code

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Around Alpine

Distances

Nearest major airportLaGuardia Airport (LGA)12 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Jersey City, NJ18 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY20 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Alpine; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Alpine

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Alpine had 1,762 residents in the 2020 census, down 19% since 2000.

It’s the 511th largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.

Bergen County grew from 78,441 residents in 1900 to 955,732 in 2020.

Alpine population by census2000: 2,183, 2010: 1,849, 2020: 1,7622,18320001,84920101,7622020

Bergen County, 1900–2020

Bergen County population, 1900 to 20201900: 78,441, 1910: 138,002, 1920: 210,703, 1930: 364,977, 1940: 409,646, 1950: 539,139, 1960: 780,255, 1970: 898,012, 1980: 845,385, 1990: 825,380, 2000: 884,118, 2010: 905,116, 2020: 955,73278K’00’10211K’20’30410K’40’50780K’60’70845K’80’90884K’00’10956K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 51.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 33 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near AlpineJan: high 40°F, low 23°F, 3.9 in; Feb: high 43°F, low 25°F, 3.3 in; Mar: high 51°F, low 31°F, 4.4 in; Apr: high 63°F, low 40°F, 4.3 in; May: high 73°F, low 50°F, 4.3 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 59°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 64°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 63°F, 4.4 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 56°F, 4.6 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 45°F, 4.4 in; Nov: high 54°F, low 36°F, 3.9 in; Dec: high 45°F, low 29°F, 4.7 in40°23°Jan3.943°25°Feb3.351°31°Mar4.463°40°Apr4.373°50°May4.381°59°Jun4.686°64°Jul4.584°63°Aug4.477°56°Sep4.665°45°Oct4.454°36°Nov3.945°29°Dec4.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley, NY weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Bergen County

441,870 jobs at 31,818 businesses in Bergen County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Bergen CountyHealth care and social assistance: 77,271 jobs; Retail trade: 50,233 jobs; Wholesale trade: 42,610 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 38,593 jobs; Manufacturing: 30,220 jobs; Professional services: 28,957 jobs; Administrative and support: 27,059 jobs; Company headquarters: 24,342 jobsHealth care and social assistance 18% Retail trade 11% Wholesale trade 10% Hotels and restaurants 9% Manufacturing 7% Professional services 7% Administrative and support 6% Company headquarters 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Alpine.

Nearest hospitals

  • St. Joseph's Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Yonkers2.3 miles
  • St. John's Riverside HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Yonkers2.6 miles
  • Englewood Hospital and Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Englewood4.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors2
Specialist doctors1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Alpine

Parks (7 nearby)

  • Trevor Park · 12 acres1.8 mi
  • JFK Marina · 9 acres1.7 mi
  • E. Leonard Carlson Park · 6 acres1.1 mi
  • Alpine Lookout · 4 acres1.4 mi
  • Trevor Park1.8 mi
  • Wakelee Field1.8 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Kings Super Market1.7 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Hudson Drug1.7 mi
  • Cresskill Pharmacy1.8 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Cresskill Public Library1.7 mi
  • Yonkers Public Library Riverfront Branch1.9 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Hudson River Museum1.8 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Alfred Gross Theatre4.3 mi
  • One River School of Art + Design4.4 mi
  • Smith Auditorium4.5 mi
  • Bergen Performing Arts Center4.5 mi
  • Monica A and Charles A Heinbold, Junior Visual Arts Center4.5 mi

Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Alpine

Public schools here are run by Alpine Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Alpine Elementary SchoolAlpineK–8146Public0.7 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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