River Edge is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, home to about 12,091 people across 1.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 07661.
Homes sold for a median of $499 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside River Edge. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | LaGuardia Airport (LGA)13 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Teterboro Airport (TEB)5 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jersey City, NJ15 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY19 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of River Edge; 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.
River Edge had 12,049 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.
It’s the 213th 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 (5 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).
123 doctors and other health care providers list an office in River Edge.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 8 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 17 |
| Dentists | 17 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 12 |
| Mental health providers | 43 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 23 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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 (12 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (4 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
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.
Established in 1894.
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 River Edge School District, River Dell Regional School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Hill SchoolRiver Edge | Pre-K–6 | 697 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Roosevelt SchoolRiver Edge | K–6 | 474 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| River Dell Middle SchoolRiver Edge | 7–8 | 573 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Beginnings at Grace LutheranRiver Edge | Pre-K–K | 14 | Other Lutheran | 1.1 mi |
| St Peter AcademyRiver Edge | Pre-K–8 | 134 | Roman Catholic | 0.3 mi |
| Yeshiva of North JerseyRiver Edge | Pre-K–8 | 803 | Jewish | 0.4 mi |
| Sinai School at RynjRiver Edge | 1–8 | 36 | Jewish | 0.4 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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