Paramus is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, home to about 26,568 people across 10 square miles. Its ZIP code is 07652.
Homes sold for a median of $504 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
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| Nearest major airport | LaGuardia Airport (LGA)16 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Teterboro Airport (TEB)7 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jersey City, NJ16 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY21 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Paramus; 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.
Paramus had 26,698 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 96th 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 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 46.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Teterboro Ap, NJ weather station (7 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).
1,277 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Paramus.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 87 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 269 |
| Dentists | 52 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 227 |
| Mental health providers | 449 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 123 |
| Optometrists | 33 |
| Chiropractors | 37 |
| Pharmacies | 22 |
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 (32 nearby)
Grocery stores (10 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (4 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2.5 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.
Established in 1922.
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 Bergen County Special Services School District, Paramus Public School District, Office of Education Department of Children and Families and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autistic ContinuumParamus | Pre-K–12 | 199 | Special Education | 0.8 mi |
| Behavioral ContinuumParamus | Pre-K–12 | 124 | Special Education | 0.8 mi |
| Deaf and Hard of Hearing ContinuumParamus | Pre-K–12 | 134 | Special Education | 0.8 mi |
| Life Skills ContinuumParamus | Pre-K–12 | 64 | Special Education | 0.8 mi |
| Memorial Elementary SchoolParamus | Pre-K–4 | 289 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Multiple Disabilities ContinuumParamus | Pre-K–12 | 55 | Special Education | 0.8 mi |
| N. A. Bleshman Regional Day SchoolParamus | Pre-K–12 | 97 | Special Education | 0.9 mi |
| Parkway Elementary SchoolParamus | Pre-K–4 | 297 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Midland Elementary SchoolParamus | K–4 | 200 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Ridge Ranch Elementary SchoolParamus | K–4 | 338 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Stony Lane Elementary SchoolParamus | K–4 | 223 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Bergen Regional SchoolParamus | 4–12 | — | Alternative Education | 0.9 mi |
| East Brook Middle SchoolParamus | 5–8 | 555 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| West Brook Middle SchoolParamus | 5–8 | 500 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Applied Technology High SchoolParamus | 9–12 | 348 | Career and Technical | 1.1 mi |
| Bergen County Technical High School - ParamusParamus | 9–12 | 288 | Special Education | 0.8 mi |
| Bergen County Technical High School - ParamusParamus | 9–12 | 14 | Career and Technical | 0.8 mi |
| Paramus High SchoolParamus | 9–12 | 1,153 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Bergen Co JdcParamus | 10–12 | — | Alternative Education | 5.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Porat YosefParamus | Pre-K–8 | 382 | Jewish | 2.2 mi |
| Primrose School of ParamusParamus | Pre-K–TK | 1 | Nonsectarian | 2.0 mi |
| Visitation AcademyParamus | Pre-K–8 | 134 | Roman Catholic | 0.9 mi |
| Yavneh AcademyParamus | Pre-K–8 | 679 | Jewish | 1.2 mi |
| Yeshivat Noam SchoolParamus | Pre-K–8 | 778 | Jewish | 1.2 mi |
| Alpine Learning GroupParamus | K–12 | 37 | Nonsectarian | 2.5 mi |
| New Alliance Academy theParamus | 8–12 | 32 | Nonsectarian | 0.1 mi |
| The Frisch SchoolParamus | 9–12 | 998 | Jewish | 1.2 mi |
| Windsor Prep Inc.Paramus | 9–12 | 108 | Nonsectarian | 0.6 mi |
| Epic SchoolParamus Borough | Ungraded | 30 | Nonsectarian | 0.9 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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