Town guide

Haledon, New Jersey

Haledon is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, home to about 8,980 people across 1.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 07508.

Homes sold for a median of $344 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population8,9807,421 per sq mi
Median home value$396,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$344Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking70%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Haledon

1 ZIP code

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Around Haledon

Distances

Nearest major airportNewark Liberty International Airport (EWR)18 miles away
Closer regional airportTeterboro Airport (TEB)9 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Newark, NJ15 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY23 miles away

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

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

Who represents Haledon

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

Haledon had 9,052 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.

It’s the 268th largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.

Passaic County grew from 155,202 residents in 1900 to 524,118 in 2020.

Haledon population by census2000: 8,252, 2010: 8,318, 2020: 9,0528,25220008,31820109,0522020

Passaic County, 1900–2020

Passaic County population, 1900 to 20201900: 155,202, 1910: 215,902, 1920: 259,174, 1930: 302,129, 1940: 309,353, 1950: 337,093, 1960: 406,618, 1970: 460,782, 1980: 447,585, 1990: 453,060, 2000: 489,049, 2010: 501,226, 2020: 524,118155K’00’10259K’20’30309K’40’50407K’60’70448K’80’90489K’00’10524K’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 23°F. About 44.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near HaledonJan: high 38°F, low 23°F, 3 in; Feb: high 41°F, low 24°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 49°F, low 31°F, 4.1 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 41°F, 3.7 in; May: high 72°F, low 51°F, 3.4 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 60°F, 4.3 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 66°F, 4.3 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 64°F, 4.5 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 57°F, 3.7 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 45°F, 4 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 35°F, 3.3 in; Dec: high 43°F, low 28°F, 4 in38°23°Jan3.041°24°Feb2.649°31°Mar4.162°41°Apr3.772°51°May3.481°60°Jun4.385°66°Jul4.384°64°Aug4.576°57°Sep3.765°45°Oct4.053°35°Nov3.343°28°Dec4.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Caldwell Essex Co Ap, NJ weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Passaic County

146,956 jobs at 12,406 businesses in Passaic County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Passaic CountyHealth care and social assistance: 28,215 jobs; Retail trade: 23,043 jobs; Manufacturing: 16,766 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 12,329 jobs; Wholesale trade: 11,851 jobs; Construction: 9,023 jobs; Administrative and support: 8,068 jobs; Other services: 7,676 jobsHealth care and social assistance 19% Retail trade 16% Manufacturing 11% Hotels and restaurants 8% Wholesale trade 8% Construction 6% Administrative and support 6% Other services 5%

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

Health care

93 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Haledon.

Nearest hospitals

  • St. Joseph's University Medical Center INCGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Paterson3.1 miles
  • Valley HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Paramus6.0 miles
  • Bergen New Bridge Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · Paramus6.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors7
Specialist doctors4
Dentists20
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants6
Mental health providers38
Physical and occupational therapists7
Optometrists4
Chiropractors7
Pharmacies12

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 Haledon

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Prospect Park0.6 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Super Supermarket0.5 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Ants Pharmaceutical0.8 mi

Libraries (3 nearby)

  • Free Public Library of the Borough of North Haledon0.6 mi
  • Haledon Free Public Library0.6 mi
  • David and Lorraine Cheng Library0.9 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Pietro and Maria Botto House;American Labor Museum0.8 mi

Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)

  • Shea Center for Performing Arts0.9 mi
  • Zanfino Plaza Amphitheatre0.9 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

Established in 1908.

Notable people born here

  • Bruce Baumgartner (1960) · American wrestler

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

Schools in Haledon

Public schools here are run by Haledon Public School District, North Haledon School District, Prospect Park Public School District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Haledon Public SchoolHaledonPre-K–8996Public1.0 mi
Memorial Elementary SchoolNorth HaledonPre-K–4349Public1.0 mi
Prospect Park School No. 1Prospect ParkPre-K–6620Public0.9 mi
High Mountain SchoolNorth Haledon5–8259Public0.7 mi
Prospect Park Middle SchoolProspect Park7–8143Public0.8 mi
Passaic County-Manchester Regional High SchoolHaledon9–12803Public0.3 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Al-Hikmah Elementary SchoolProspect ParkPre-K–6333Islamic1.0 mi
Mary Help of Christians AcademyNorth Haledon9–12177Roman Catholic0.3 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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Shares ZIP codes with North Haledon and Prospect Park.

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