Town guide

Montvale, New Jersey

Montvale is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, home to about 8,901 people across 4.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 07645.

Homes sold for a median of $466 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population8,9012,214 per sq mi
Median home value$709,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$466Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking68%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Montvale

1 ZIP code

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Around Montvale

Distances

Nearest major airportLaGuardia Airport (LGA)21 miles away
Closer regional airportTeterboro Airport (TEB)14 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Jersey City, NJ23 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY27 miles away

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

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

Who represents Montvale

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

Montvale had 8,436 residents in the 2020 census, up 20% since 2000.

It’s the 271st largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.

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

Montvale population by census2000: 7,034, 2010: 7,844, 2020: 8,4367,03420007,84420108,4362020

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 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 51.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 33 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near MontvaleJan: high 40°F, low 23°F, 3.9 in; Feb: high 43°F, low 25°F, 3.3 in; Mar: high 51°F, low 31°F, 4.4 in; Apr: high 63°F, low 40°F, 4.3 in; May: high 73°F, low 50°F, 4.3 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 59°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 64°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 63°F, 4.4 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 56°F, 4.6 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 45°F, 4.4 in; Nov: high 54°F, low 36°F, 3.9 in; Dec: high 45°F, low 29°F, 4.7 in40°23°Jan3.943°25°Feb3.351°31°Mar4.463°40°Apr4.373°50°May4.381°59°Jun4.686°64°Jul4.584°63°Aug4.477°56°Sep4.665°45°Oct4.454°36°Nov3.945°29°Dec4.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley, NY weather station (11 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

142 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Montvale.

Nearest hospitals

  • Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley MedicalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Westwood4.7 miles
  • Good Samaritan Hospital of SuffernGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Suffern6.6 miles
  • Nyack HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Nyack6.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors11
Specialist doctors17
Dentists14
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants27
Mental health providers25
Physical and occupational therapists36
Optometrists2
Chiropractors10
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 Montvale

Parks (3 nearby)

  • Fairview Avenue Park · 10 acres1.2 mi
  • Henry V. Borst Park · 1 acres1.5 mi
  • Pascack Brook Town Park0.8 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Lidl1.0 mi
  • Wegmans1.1 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.9 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.5 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Park Ridge Library1.1 mi
  • Montvale Public Library1.2 mi

Museums

  • Hopper-Goetschius House Museum2.9 mi
  • Erie Railroad Signal Tower, Waldwick Yard5.1 mi
  • The Hermitage5.1 mi
  • Walwick Museum of Local History5.1 mi
  • School House Museum5.3 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Just Off Broadway Performing Arts Academy3.2 mi
  • The Oval5.4 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

Established in 1894.

Notable people born here

  • Alecko Eskandarian (1982) · American retired soccer player

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

Schools in Montvale

Public schools here are run by Montvale Board of Education School District, Pascack Valley Regional High School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Memorial Elementary SchoolMontvalePre-K–4532Public0.6 mi
Fieldstone Middle SchoolMontvale5–8443Public0.7 mi
Pascack Hills High SchoolMontvale9–12768Public0.6 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Joseph Regional High SchoolMontvale9–12465Roman Catholic1.7 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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