North Bergen is a township in Hudson County, New Jersey, home to about 61,250 people across 5.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 07047.
Homes sold for a median of $425 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside North Bergen. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | LaGuardia Airport (LGA)8 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jersey City, NJ6 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY10 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of North Bergen; 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.
North Bergen had 63,361 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2000.
It’s the 24th largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.
Hudson County grew from 386,048 residents in 1900 to 724,854 in 2020.
Hudson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
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.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New York Cntrl Pk Twr, NY weather station (3 miles away).
253,652 jobs at 14,119 businesses in Hudson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
361 doctors and other health care providers list an office in North Bergen.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 72 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 89 |
| Dentists | 54 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 57 |
| Mental health providers | 34 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 42 |
| Optometrists | 7 |
| Chiropractors | 6 |
| Pharmacies | 31 |
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 (33 nearby)
Grocery stores (15 nearby)
Pharmacies (9 nearby)
Libraries (4 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
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.
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 North Bergen School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary SchoolNorth Bergen | Pre-K–8 | 1,193 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| McKinley Elementary SchoolNorth Bergen | K–8 | 296 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Polk Street SchoolNorth Bergen | K–8 | 213 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Franklin Elementary SchoolN Bergen | 1–8 | 509 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Horace Mann Elementary SchoolNorth Bergen | 1–8 | 978 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolN Bergen | 1–8 | 576 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Robert Fulton Elementary SchoolNorth Bergen | 1–8 | 938 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| North Bergen High SchoolN Bergen | 8–12 | 2,328 | Public | 0.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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