Town guide

Tenafly, New Jersey

Tenafly is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, home to about 15,319 people across 4.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 07670.

Homes sold for a median of $615 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population15,3193,337 per sq mi
Median home value$1,002,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$615Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking38%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Tenafly

1 ZIP code

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Around Tenafly

Distances

Nearest major airportLaGuardia Airport (LGA)11 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Jersey City, NJ15 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY18 miles away

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

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

Who represents Tenafly

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

Tenafly had 15,409 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.

It’s the 171st largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.

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

Tenafly population by census2000: 13,806, 2010: 14,488, 2020: 15,40913,806200014,488201015,4092020

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 TenaflyJan: 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 (7 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

192 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tenafly.

Nearest hospitals

  • Englewood Hospital and Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Englewood2.0 miles
  • Holy Name Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Teaneck3.6 miles
  • St. Joseph's Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Yonkers3.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors32
Specialist doctors27
Dentists31
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants8
Mental health providers53
Physical and occupational therapists34
Optometrists3
Chiropractors4
Pharmacies2

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 Tenafly

Parks (12 nearby)

  • Roosevelt Common · 72 acres0.9 mi
  • Hickory Park · 6 acres1.4 mi
  • E. Leonard Carlson Park · 6 acres1.6 mi
  • Dean Park0.3 mi
  • Davis Johnson Gardens0.3 mi
  • Walnut Park0.5 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Tenafly Gourmet Farm0.4 mi
  • Stop & Shop0.4 mi
  • Kings Super Market1.4 mi

Pharmacies (4 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.3 mi
  • Hudson Drug1.4 mi
  • Cresskill Pharmacy1.4 mi
  • Walgreens1.5 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Tenafly Public Library0.4 mi
  • Cresskill Public Library1.4 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • African Art Museum at the SMA0.8 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • One River School of Art + Design1.9 mi
  • Bergen Performing Arts Center1.9 mi
  • Alfred Gross Theatre4.0 mi
  • Smith Auditorium4.0 mi
  • Alpine Theatre4.4 mi

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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Notable people born here

  • Mira Sorvino (1967) · American actress
  • Adam Rothenberg (1975) · American actor
  • Rusty Hamer (1947) · actor (1947-1990)

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

Schools in Tenafly

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

Public schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Walter Stillman SchoolTenaflyPre-K–5314Public0.5 mi
J Spencer Smith SchoolTenaflyK–5326Public0.8 mi
Malcolm S Mackay SchoolTenaflyK–5349Public0.9 mi
Ralph S Maugham SchoolTenaflyK–5358Public0.6 mi
Tenafly Middle SchoolTenafly6–8916Public0.6 mi
Tenafly High SchoolTenafly9–121,141Public0.8 mi
Private schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Academy of Our Lady of Mount CarmelTenaflyPre-K–8192Roman Catholic0.2 mi
Spring School, theTenaflyPre-K–8126Nonsectarian1.0 mi
The Montessori House SchoolTenaflyPre-K–K14Nonsectarian0.7 mi
Tenafly Chabad AcademyTenafly1–8138Jewish0.6 mi
Yeshivat ShalsheletTenafly2–631Jewish1.3 mi
Yeshivat Shalshelet IncTenafly2–632Jewish1.3 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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