Welcome to Bergen County ...
Time Zone: Bergen County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Hackensack is the Seat for Bergen County.
Bergen County is one of the original counties of New Jersey and was founded in 1683.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Bergen had a population of 932,256 people. This is an increase of 3% since the last Census (which gave a population of 905,116 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Bergen represented 10.29% of the total population of New Jersey.
Below are some of the communities located in Bergen County:
- Englewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,278 people
- Garfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Garfield is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
- Hackensack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
- Hackensack is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
- Ridgefield Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgefield Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield Park
- Ridgefield Park is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,837 people
- Ridgewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
Websites of Interest ...
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- Rockland County
- Westchester County
- New York County
- Hudson County
- Essex County
- Passaic County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |