Town guide

Bergenfield, New Jersey

Bergenfield is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, home to about 28,450 people across 2.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 07621.

Homes sold for a median of $484 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population28,4509,810 per sq mi
Median home value$491,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$484Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking78%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Bergenfield

1 ZIP code

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Around Bergenfield

Distances

Nearest major airportLaGuardia Airport (LGA)12 miles away
Closer regional airportTeterboro Airport (TEB)6 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Jersey City, NJ15 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY18 miles away

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

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

Who represents Bergenfield

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

Bergenfield had 28,321 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.

It’s the 87th largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.

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

Bergenfield population by census2000: 26,247, 2010: 26,764, 2020: 28,32126,247200026,764201028,3212020

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 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 46.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BergenfieldJan: high 40°F, low 26°F, 3.3 in; Feb: high 43°F, low 27°F, 2.8 in; Mar: high 51°F, low 34°F, 4.1 in; Apr: high 63°F, low 44°F, 4 in; May: high 73°F, low 53°F, 3.9 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 63°F, 4.3 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 69°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 85°F, low 67°F, 4.3 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 60°F, 4.1 in; Oct: high 67°F, low 48°F, 3.7 in; Nov: high 56°F, low 38°F, 3.3 in; Dec: high 45°F, low 31°F, 4.1 in40°26°Jan3.343°27°Feb2.851°34°Mar4.163°44°Apr4.073°53°May3.982°63°Jun4.387°69°Jul4.585°67°Aug4.378°60°Sep4.167°48°Oct3.756°38°Nov3.345°31°Dec4.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Teterboro Ap, NJ 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

212 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bergenfield.

Nearest hospitals

  • Englewood Hospital and Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Englewood2.3 miles
  • Holy Name Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Teaneck3.0 miles
  • Valley HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Paramus3.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors24
Specialist doctors12
Dentists29
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants38
Mental health providers35
Physical and occupational therapists60
Optometrists7
Chiropractors7
Pharmacies11

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 Bergenfield

Parks (7 nearby)

  • Cooper Park · 10 acres0.5 mi
  • Hickory Park · 6 acres0.8 mi
  • Tryon Park · 5 acres1.3 mi
  • Warren Street Park · 2 acres1.1 mi
  • Dumont Firefighters Park · 1 acres1.3 mi
  • Dumont Arboretum · 1 acres1.3 mi

Grocery stores (4 nearby)

  • Grand Union0.7 mi
  • Aldi0.7 mi
  • Lidl0.8 mi
  • Stop & Shop0.9 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Rite Aid0.2 mi
  • Walgreens0.7 mi

Libraries (4 nearby)

  • Bergenfield Public Library<0.1 mi
  • Dixon Homestead Library1.3 mi
  • New Milford Public Library1.3 mi
  • New Milford Public Library1.3 mi

Museums

  • Historic New Bridge Landing1.8 mi
  • African Art Museum at the SMA2.2 mi
  • Hiram Bauvelt Wildlife Art Museum3.3 mi
  • Bergen Museum of Art and Science3.5 mi
  • Maywood Station Museum4.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Bergen Performing Arts Center2.3 mi
  • One River School of Art + Design2.4 mi
  • Civil War Drill Hall4.7 mi
  • Anka Painting Co., Inc5.3 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1894.

Notable people born here

  • Jack Antonoff (1984) · American songwriter, singer and record producer (born 1984)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Bergenfield

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

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Franklin Elementary SchoolBergenfieldPre-K–5352Public0.4 mi
Hoover Elementary SchoolBergenfieldPre-K–5261Public0.7 mi
Lincoln Elementary SchoolBergenfieldPre-K–5443Public0.6 mi
Washington Elementary SchoolBergenfieldPre-K–5253Public0.4 mi
Jefferson Elementary SchoolBergenfieldK–5291Public0.8 mi
Roy W. Brown Middle SchoolBergenfield6–8761Public0.1 mi
Bergenfield High SchoolBergenfield9–121,239Public0.5 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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