Welcome to Ridgewood Junction ...

Ridgewood Junction is located in Bergen County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridgewood Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Ridgewood Junction: Ridgewood Jct. (or less commonly used: Ridgewood Jctn.)

Ridgewood Junction is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Websites for Ridgewood Junction ...

Junior League:   www.thejlbc.org/

Communities near Ridgewood Junction ...

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

• New York
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Yonkers
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Clifton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• New Rochelle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 Ridgewood Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ridgewood Junction.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ridgewood Junction. 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 Ridgewood Junction.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgewood Junction ...

Looking for more information about Ridgewood Junction? 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 Ridgewood Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ridgewood Junction.

Adding Ridgewood Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ridgewood Junction 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 Ridgewood Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Ridgewood Junction on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridgewood Junction.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bergen County: www.co.bergen.nj.us/

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