Town guide

Cliffside Park, New Jersey

Cliffside Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, home to about 25,781 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 07010.

Homes sold for a median of $440 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population25,78126,855 per sq mi
Median home value$588,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$440Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking23%Latest 3 months

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Around Cliffside Park

Distances

Nearest major airportLaGuardia Airport (LGA)7 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Jersey City, NJ9 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY11 miles away

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

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

Who represents Cliffside Park

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

Cliffside Park had 25,693 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.

It’s the 101st largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.

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

Cliffside Park population by census2000: 23,007, 2010: 23,594, 2020: 25,69323,007200023,594201025,6932020

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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 49.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 30 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Cliffside ParkJan: high 40°F, low 28°F, 3.6 in; Feb: high 42°F, low 30°F, 3.2 in; Mar: high 50°F, low 36°F, 4.3 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 46°F, 4.1 in; May: high 71°F, low 55°F, 4 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 64°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 70°F, 4.6 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 69°F, 4.6 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 62°F, 4.3 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 51°F, 4.4 in; Nov: high 54°F, low 42°F, 3.6 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 34°F, 4.4 in40°28°Jan3.642°30°Feb3.250°36°Mar4.362°46°Apr4.171°55°May4.080°64°Jun4.585°70°Jul4.683°69°Aug4.676°62°Sep4.365°51°Oct4.454°42°Nov3.644°34°Dec4.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New York Cntrl Pk Twr, NY weather station (3 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

177 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cliffside Park.

Nearest hospitals

  • Palisades Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · North Bergen2.0 miles
  • Harlem Hospital CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · New York2.5 miles
  • Mount Sinai HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · New York2.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors17
Specialist doctors25
Dentists30
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants13
Mental health providers29
Physical and occupational therapists50
Optometrists2
Chiropractors11
Pharmacies8

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 Cliffside Park

Parks (6 nearby)

  • Honor Park · 1 acres<0.1 mi

Grocery stores (6 nearby)

  • Grand Bazaar Food0.6 mi
  • Trader Joe's0.6 mi
  • Mitsuwa Marketplace0.6 mi
  • City Supermarket at Fairview0.7 mi

Pharmacies (4 nearby)

  • Aspire Health Pharmacy0.3 mi
  • Rite Aid0.5 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy0.7 mi
  • Duane Reade0.8 mi

Libraries (3 nearby)

  • mosque Cami0.4 mi
  • Fairview Library0.6 mi
  • Edgewater Free Public Library0.9 mi

Museums

  • General Grant National Memorial1.4 mi
  • Nicholas Roerich Museum1.7 mi
  • Fort Lee Museum at the Judge Moore House2.1 mi
  • Hamilton Grange National Memorial2.1 mi
  • The Studio Museum In Harlem2.3 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Minor Latham Playhouse1.6 mi
  • Lenfest Center for the Arts1.6 mi
  • Miller Theatre1.6 mi
  • Anka Painting Co., Inc1.9 mi
  • Aaron Davis Hall1.9 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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

Notable people born here

  • Betsy Blair (1923) · American actress (1923–2009)

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

Schools in Cliffside Park

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

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
School #5Cliffside ParkPre-K–4305Public0.8 mi
School #3Cliffside ParkK–4359Public0.3 mi
School #4Cliffside ParkK–5478Public0.3 mi
School #6/Middle SchoolCliffside Park5–8679Public0.3 mi
Cliffside Park High SchoolCliffside Park9–121,314Public0.1 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Childrens Home Montessori SchoolCliffside ParkPre-K–420Nonsectarian0.7 mi
Townsville Montessori SchoolCliffside ParkPre-K–K3Nonsectarian0.5 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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