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Around Westwood
Distances
Nearest major airport
LaGuardia Airport (LGA)17 miles away
Closer regional airport
Teterboro Airport (TEB)11 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Jersey City, NJ21 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY24 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Westwood; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Westwood
U.S. Representative · New Jersey’s 5th DistrictJosh Gottheimer (D)
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
Westwood had 11,282 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 220th 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).
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.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley, NY weather station (9 miles away).
Jobs in Bergen County
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).
Health care
417 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Westwood.
Nearest hospitals
Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley MedicalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Westwood1.8 miles
Valley HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Paramus5.4 miles
Bergen New Bridge Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · Paramus5.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
34
Specialist doctors
82
Dentists
58
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
27
Mental health providers
102
Physical and occupational therapists
94
Optometrists
5
Chiropractors
15
Pharmacies
11
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 Westwood
Parks (5 nearby)
Stone Point Park · 11 acres1.0 mi
Mark Lane Field Complex · 10 acres0.6 mi
Bonnabel Nature Park · 4 acres0.2 mi
Gallagher Field · 2 acres1.1 mi
Stonybrook Swim Club1.0 mi
Grocery stores
ShopRite2.0 mi
ShopRite2.0 mi
Trader Joe's2.0 mi
Stop & Shop2.2 mi
Pharmacies
CVS Pharmacy1.9 mi
CVS Pharmacy2.4 mi
CVS Pharmacy3.6 mi
CVS4.7 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
River Vale Library0.3 mi
Old Tappan Library1.2 mi
Museums
Hiram Bauvelt Wildlife Art Museum3.3 mi
School House Museum5.0 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Just Off Broadway Performing Arts Academy1.9 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
James Gandolfini (1961) · American actor (1961–2013)
Robert Sean Leonard (1969) · American actor
Vicente Luque (1991) · Brazilian mixed martial artist
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Westwood
Public schools here are run by River Vale Public School District, Old Tappan Public School District, Westwood Regional School District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(9)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Roberge Elementary SchoolRiver Vale
Pre-K–5
338
Public
1.1 mi
T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary SchoolOld Tappan
Pre-K–4
374
Public
0.9 mi
Berkeley ElementaryWestwood
K–5
277
Public
1.6 mi
Brookside Elementary SchoolWestwood
K–5
390
Public
2.4 mi
Woodside Elementary SchoolRiver Vale
K–5
326
Public
1.7 mi
Charles DeWolf Middle SchoolOld Tappan
5–8
370
Public
0.8 mi
Holdrum Middle SchoolRiver Vale
6–8
347
Public
0.4 mi
Westwood Regional Middle SchoolWestwood
6–8
656
Public
2.4 mi
Northern Valley Regional High School at Old TappanOld Tappan
9–12
1,086
Public
1.3 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Mindful MontessoriOld Tappan
Pre-K–K
4
Nonsectarian
0.7 mi
Primoris AcademyWestwood
K–11
112
Nonsectarian
2.0 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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