Town guide

Palisades Park, New Jersey

Palisades Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, home to about 20,290 people across 1.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 07650.

Homes sold for a median of $511 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population20,29016,363 per sq mi
Median home value$719,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$511Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking26%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Palisades Park

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Around Palisades Park

Distances

Nearest major airportLaGuardia Airport (LGA)8 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Jersey City, NJ10 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY13 miles away

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

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

Who represents Palisades Park

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

Palisades Park had 20,292 residents in the 2020 census, up 19% since 2000.

It’s the 138th largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.

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

Palisades Park population by census2000: 17,073, 2010: 19,622, 2020: 20,29217,073200019,622201020,2922020

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 Palisades ParkJan: 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 (3 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

78 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Palisades Park.

Nearest hospitals

  • Holy Name Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Teaneck2.5 miles
  • Englewood Hospital and Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Englewood3.5 miles
  • Palisades Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · North Bergen3.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors6
Specialist doctors6
Dentists22
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants7
Mental health providers10
Physical and occupational therapists13
Optometrists8
Chiropractors6
Pharmacies20

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 Palisades Park

Parks (10 nearby)

  • William Birch Park · 11 acres0.8 mi
  • Willis Park · 8 acres0.6 mi
  • Sylvan Park · 7 acres0.9 mi
  • Inwood Terrace Park · 3 acres0.7 mi
  • Whitney Lane Memorial Park · 3 acres0.8 mi
  • Whitey Lang Park · 2 acres0.9 mi

Grocery stores (7 nearby)

  • Hanmi0.2 mi
  • Good Morning Mart0.3 mi
  • The Grand0.4 mi
  • Han Nam0.6 mi

Pharmacies (6 nearby)

  • Golden Cares0.2 mi
  • Serom0.2 mi
  • Richard's0.2 mi
  • Palisades Park Medicine0.2 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Palisades Park Library0.1 mi

Museums

  • Fort Lee Museum at the Judge Moore House1.4 mi
  • Children's Cultural Center of Native America2.8 mi
  • General Grant National Memorial2.8 mi
  • Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center2.9 mi
  • Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art and Story Telling3.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)

  • Anka Painting Co., Inc0.5 mi
  • Civil War Drill Hall0.7 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 1899.

Notable people born here

  • Joan Bennett (1910) · American actress (1910–1990)
  • Barbara Bennett (1906) · American actress (1906–1958)
  • Barbara McLean (1903) · American film editor (1903-1996)

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

Schools in Palisades Park

Public schools here are run by Palisades Park School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Charles R Smith Early Chilhood CenterPalisades ParkPre-K–K277Public0.1 mi
Lindbergh Elementary SchoolPalisades Park1–6762Public0.3 mi
Palisades Park Jr-Sr High SchoolPalisades Park7–12747Public0.5 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
New Christian Academy, IncPalisades ParkPre-K–K16Christian (no specific denomination)0.6 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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