Town guide

Rockleigh, New Jersey

Rockleigh is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, home to about 459 people across 1.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 07647.

Homes sold for a median of $451 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population459459 per sq mi
Median home value$2M+Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$451Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking62%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Rockleigh

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Rockleigh

Distances

Nearest major airportLaGuardia Airport (LGA)16 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Jersey City, NJ22 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY24 miles away

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

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

Who represents Rockleigh

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

Rockleigh had 407 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.

It’s the 556th largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.

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

Rockleigh population by census2000: 391, 2010: 531, 2020: 407391200053120104072020

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 RockleighJan: 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 (5 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

54 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Rockleigh.

Nearest hospitals

  • St. John's Riverside HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Yonkers4.0 miles
  • Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley MedicalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Westwood4.3 miles
  • St. Joseph's Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Yonkers5.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors2
Specialist doctors3
Dentists11
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants6
Mental health providers4
Physical and occupational therapists26
Optometrists1
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies4

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 Rockleigh

Parks (2 nearby)

  • John L. Hogan Memorial Park · 8 acres0.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park · 4 acres0.9 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Woo-Ri Mart0.3 mi
  • ShopRite0.4 mi
  • ShopRite of Northvale0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens3.7 mi
  • Cresskill Pharmacy4.8 mi
  • Hudson Drug4.8 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy4.9 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Northvale Public Library0.7 mi

Museums

  • Hastings Historical Society3.3 mi
  • Hudson River Museum4.4 mi
  • Lyndhurst Mansion4.9 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Irvington Town Hall Theater4.3 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.

Schools in Rockleigh

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

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Northvale Public SchoolNorthvalePre-K–8540Public0.8 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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Shares ZIP codes with Northvale.

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