Welcome to Bergen ...

Bergen is located in Hudson County<1>.

The location of Bergen has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bergen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Bergen is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bergen lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Bergen: (201) and (551)<4>

Communities Also Named Bergen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bergen - they are located in Alberta, Illinois, Manitoba, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bergen.

Communities near Bergen ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bergen.

• New York
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Bronx
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County (NY)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <5>
• Newark
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Yonkers
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <5>
• Paterson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Elizabeth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Clifton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• New Rochelle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • New Rochelle is located in Westchester County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <5>
• Passaic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bergen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bergen.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bergen. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bergen.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bergen. See our Newspapers Page for Bergen.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bergen ...

Looking for more information about Bergen? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bergen, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bergen.

Adding Bergen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bergen in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bergen was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Bergen in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bergen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bergen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hudson County: www.hudsoncountynj.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/