Town guide

Wanaque, New Jersey

Wanaque is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, home to about 11,206 people across 8.1 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 07420 and 07465.

Homes sold for a median of $321 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population11,2061,389 per sq mi
Median home value$400,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$321Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking56%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Wanaque

2 ZIP codes

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Around Wanaque

Distances

Nearest major airportNewark Liberty International Airport (EWR)25 miles away
Closer regional airportTeterboro Airport (TEB)18 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Newark, NJ23 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY32 miles away

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

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

Who represents Wanaque

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

Wanaque had 11,317 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.

It’s the 222nd largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.

Passaic County grew from 155,202 residents in 1900 to 524,118 in 2020.

Wanaque population by census2000: 10,266, 2010: 11,116, 2020: 11,31710,266200011,116201011,3172020

Passaic County, 1900–2020

Passaic County population, 1900 to 20201900: 155,202, 1910: 215,902, 1920: 259,174, 1930: 302,129, 1940: 309,353, 1950: 337,093, 1960: 406,618, 1970: 460,782, 1980: 447,585, 1990: 453,060, 2000: 489,049, 2010: 501,226, 2020: 524,118155K’00’10259K’20’30309K’40’50407K’60’70448K’80’90489K’00’10524K’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 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 48.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near WanaqueJan: high 38°F, low 20°F, 3.4 in; Feb: high 41°F, low 20°F, 2.7 in; Mar: high 48°F, low 29°F, 3.9 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 39°F, 4.2 in; May: high 71°F, low 50°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 58°F, 5.1 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 64°F, 4.7 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 63°F, 4.6 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 56°F, 4 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 43°F, 4.4 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 35°F, 3.8 in; Dec: high 43°F, low 27°F, 4.1 in38°20°Jan3.441°20°Feb2.748°29°Mar3.960°39°Apr4.271°50°May3.679°58°Jun5.184°64°Jul4.783°63°Aug4.676°56°Sep4.064°43°Oct4.453°35°Nov3.843°27°Dec4.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wanaque Raymond Dam, NJ weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Passaic County

146,956 jobs at 12,406 businesses in Passaic County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Passaic CountyHealth care and social assistance: 28,215 jobs; Retail trade: 23,043 jobs; Manufacturing: 16,766 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 12,329 jobs; Wholesale trade: 11,851 jobs; Construction: 9,023 jobs; Administrative and support: 8,068 jobs; Other services: 7,676 jobsHealth care and social assistance 19% Retail trade 16% Manufacturing 11% Hotels and restaurants 8% Wholesale trade 8% Construction 6% Administrative and support 6% Other services 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

46 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wanaque’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Chilton Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Pompton Plains5.8 miles
  • Good Samaritan Hospital of SuffernGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Suffern8.9 miles
  • St. Joseph's University Medical Center INCGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Paterson11.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors2
Specialist doctors1
Dentists3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants7
Mental health providers11
Physical and occupational therapists19
Optometrists1
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies3

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 Wanaque

Parks (4 nearby)

  • Addice Park · 17 acres0.6 mi
  • Back Beach Park · 9 acres0.9 mi
  • Pioneer Park/ Painted Forest · 1 acres1.9 mi

Grocery stores

  • Stop & Shop2.2 mi
  • ShopRite2.7 mi
  • Lidl2.8 mi
  • Giant Farmers Market2.8 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Kressaty's Pharmacy1.5 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.6 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Wanaque Borough Free Public Library0.3 mi

Museums

  • Oakland Historical Society2.8 mi
  • Schuyler-Colfax House Historic House Museum4.2 mi
  • Butler Museum4.3 mi
  • Pequannock Township Museum5.5 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • StageWorks at Studio 2373.4 mi
  • Angelica and Russ Berrie Center for the Performing Arts6.0 mi

Counts are within about 2 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

Established in 1918.

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

Schools in Wanaque

Public schools here are run by Wanaque School District, Lakeland Regional High School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Haskell Elementary SchoolHaskellPre-K–8382Public1.2 mi
Wanaque Elementary SchoolWanaquePre-K–8506Public0.5 mi
Lakeland Regional High SchoolWanaque9–12823Public0.8 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Papillon Montessori SchoolHaskellPre-K–112Nonsectarian0.9 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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Shares ZIP codes with Bloomingdale.

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