Town guide

Fair Lawn, New Jersey

Fair Lawn is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, home to about 35,610 people across 5.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 07410.

Homes sold for a median of $462 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population35,6106,928 per sq mi
Median home value$564,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$462Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking64%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Fair Lawn

1 ZIP code

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Around Fair Lawn

Distances

Nearest major airportLaGuardia Airport (LGA)17 miles away
Closer regional airportTeterboro Airport (TEB)7 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Newark, NJ15 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY21 miles away

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

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

Who represents Fair Lawn

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

Fair Lawn had 34,927 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.

It’s the 67th largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.

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

Fair Lawn population by census2000: 31,637, 2010: 32,457, 2020: 34,92731,637200032,457201034,9272020

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 Fair LawnJan: 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

732 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fair Lawn.

Nearest hospitals

  • Valley HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Paramus2.7 miles
  • Bergen New Bridge Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · Paramus2.7 miles
  • St. Joseph's University Medical Center INCGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Paterson3.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors67
Specialist doctors120
Dentists64
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants66
Mental health providers231
Physical and occupational therapists131
Optometrists25
Chiropractors28
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 Fair Lawn

Parks (18 nearby)

  • Eastside Park · 64 acres1.6 mi
  • Columbia Terrace Park · 18 acres1.6 mi
  • Fair Lawn Arboretum & Bird Sanctuary · 17 acres0.7 mi
  • Berdan Grove · 12 acres0.3 mi
  • Radburn B-Park · 10 acres0.7 mi
  • Brookdale Park · 8 acres1.3 mi

Grocery stores (7 nearby)

  • Jersey Farmer’s Market0.9 mi
  • Broadway Food Palace0.9 mi
  • ShopRite1.0 mi
  • Lidl1.2 mi

Pharmacies (6 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.4 mi
  • Garden Pharmacy0.9 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy0.9 mi
  • Walgreens1.2 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Maurice M Pine Free Public Library0.8 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Cadmus House Historical Museum0.5 mi
  • Paramus Historic Museum1.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Passaic County Arts Center at the John W. Rea House2.8 mi
  • The Hamilton Club3.1 mi
  • The Ridgewood Art Institute3.8 mi
  • Shea Center for Performing Arts4.3 mi
  • Zanfino Plaza Amphitheatre4.4 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

Notable people born here

  • Steve Swallow (1940) · American jazz bassist and composer

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

Schools in Fair Lawn

Public schools here are run by Fair Lawn Public School District, Passaic Arts and Science Charter School. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (10)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Westmoreland Elementary SchoolFair LawnPre-K–4359Public1.0 mi
Henry B. Milnes Elementary SchoolFair LawnK–4392Public0.6 mi
John A. Forrest Elementary SchoolFair LawnK–4258Public0.7 mi
Lyncrest Elementary SchoolFair LawnK–4185Public0.7 mi
Passaic Arts and Science Charter SchoolPassaicK–122,175Charter5.2 mi
Radburn Elementary SchoolFair LawnK–4445Public0.8 mi
Warren Point Elementary SchoolFair LawnK–4391Public0.8 mi
Memorial Middle SchoolFair Lawn5–8655Public1.2 mi
Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolFair Lawn5–81,100Public0.6 mi
Fair Lawn High SchoolFair Lawn9–121,687Public0.4 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Noble Leadership AcademyFair LawnPre-K–12319Islamic0.8 mi
Van Riper Ellis Christian SchoolFair LawnPre-K–K11Baptist0.8 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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