Mahwah is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, home to about 25,491 people across 25 square miles. Its ZIP code is 07430.
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In the late 1700s the land that is now Mahwah lay in Franklin Township, named for William Franklin, the last royal governor of New Jersey. A stage line ran along Franklin Turnpike from 1792, and in 1848 the first train of the Paterson and Ramapo Railroad arrived. The Erie Railroad took over the line in 1852, cutting the trip to New York from about four hours to about one.
On February 5, 1849, the Legislature created Hohokus Township, a large district that took in what are now Ho-Ho-Kus, Waldwick, Saddle River, Allendale, Upper Saddle River, Ramsey and Mahwah. Waldwick, Saddle River and Ho-Ho-Kus withdrew under the borough law of the 1890s and Ramsey became a borough in 1908, and the remaining township kept the Hohokus name. Because the township was often confused with the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus, voters chose on November 7, 1944, to rename it Mahwah, effective immediately.
The postwar years brought industry and a college. Ford Motor Company began production at its Mahwah assembly plant on September 28, 1955, on a site just off Route 17 in the foothills of the Ramapo Mountains. When completed it was described as the largest motor vehicle assembly plant in the United States, and it closed on June 20, 1980. Ramapo College of New Jersey was founded in 1969 and built its campus on Ramapo Valley Road. The Mahwah Museum keeps collections on the township's history, including photographs of the Ford plant and the planning board's master plans from 1958 to 1987.
Mahwah covers about 25.9 square miles. More than half of its land, about 9,500 acres, lies in the Preservation Area of the New Jersey Highlands, and the rest is in the Highlands Planning Area. The township's master plan has been brought into full conformance with the Highlands Regional Master Plan, and it contains a designated Highlands Center.
Large public holdings take up much of the township. Ramapo Valley County Reservation, Bergen County's largest park at more than 4,000 acres, and the Ramapo College campus of more than 300 acres both sit along Ramapo Valley Road, which is U.S. Route 202, near the Ramapo River. Franklin Turnpike, a stage road since 1792, runs a block from the railroad station on North Railroad Avenue, and Route 17 crosses the township past the former Ford plant site in the foothills of the Ramapo Mountains.
The Mahwah Public Library is at 100 Ridge Road. Darlington County Park, with its swimming lake, and Campgaw Mountain Reservation, with ski slopes and wooded trails, are both in the township. A township public school district serves Mahwah.
Mahwah station, on North Railroad Avenue a block from Franklin Turnpike off East Ramapo Avenue, is on NJ Transit's Main and Bergen County lines. Trains run south through Ridgewood to Secaucus Junction, where riders change for New York Penn Station, and on to Hoboken Terminal, and north to Suffern in New York State. The station has a ticket vending machine, Wi-Fi and bike racks; its two parking lots are municipal permit lots for Mahwah residents, and on-street parking near the station is not allowed.
By car, Route 17 and Interstate 287 both pass through the township. U.S. Route 202, called Ramapo Valley Road here, runs past the county reservation and Ramapo College. Franklin Turnpike, a road in use since the 1790s, remains a main local street.
Within the township, Darlington County Park has paths for walking and biking, and the trails of the Ramapo Valley and Campgaw Mountain reservations are reached by car from their park entrances.
Ramapo Valley County Reservation on Ramapo Valley Road covers more than 4,000 acres, making it Bergen County's largest park, and now includes the former Camp Glen Gray, Camp Tamarack and Camp Todd. Marked hiking trails climb into the hills on the edge of the Highlands, the Ramapo River has canoe and kayak access, Scarlet Oak Pond and other ponds allow catch-and-release fishing with a state license, tent camping by permit runs April through November, and the trails are used for cross-country skiing in winter.
Campgaw Mountain Reservation, 1,373 wooded acres, has skiing, snowboarding and snow tubing for a fee in winter, marked trails, campsites and lean-tos, an archery range, disc golf and picnic areas. Darlington County Park, 127 acres, has a swimming lake open from Memorial Day to Labor Day, a splash area, lookout points on Darlington Lake, walking and biking paths and courts for basketball and handball.
At Ramapo College, the Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts stages performances open to the public, and the campus galleries include the Kresge and Pascal Art Gallery and the Rodman Gallery. The Mahwah Public Library at 100 Ridge Road runs book clubs, talks and children's programs, lends museum passes and keeps a local history section, and the Mahwah Museum collects and publishes the township's history.
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Get matched| Nearest major airport | LaGuardia Airport (LGA)27 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Teterboro Airport (TEB)17 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ25 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY32 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mahwah; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Mahwah had 25,487 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.
It’s the 104th largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.
Bergen County grew from 78,441 residents in 1900 to 955,732 in 2020.
Bergen County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 48.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wanaque Raymond Dam, NJ weather station (6 miles away).
441,870 jobs at 31,818 businesses in Bergen County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
147 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mahwah.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 7 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 11 |
| Dentists | 16 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 19 |
| Mental health providers | 46 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 41 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 6 |
| Pharmacies | 7 |
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.
Parks (7 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (5 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 3.5 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 and universities
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Mahwah Township Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenape MeadowsMahwah | Pre-K–3 | 418 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Betsy Ross ElementaryMahwah | K–3 | 238 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| George Washington SchoolMahwah | K–3 | 177 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Joyce Kilmer SchoolMahwah | 4–5 | 394 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Ramapo RidgeMahwah | 6–8 | 642 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Mahwah High SchoolMahwah | 9–12 | 829 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young World Day SchoolMahwah | Pre-K–TK | 6 | Nonsectarian | 3.1 mi |
| Sage Alliance at MahwahMahwah | 5–8 | 32 | Nonsectarian | 0.3 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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