Welcome to Carlton Hill ...

Carlton Hill is located in Bergen County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carlton Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Carlton Hill is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Websites for Carlton Hill ...

Junior League:   www.thejlbc.org/

Communities near Carlton Hill ...

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

• New York
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Yonkers
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Elizabeth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Clifton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• New Rochelle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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  • 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>
• Union City
  (6 miles [9.7 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 Carlton Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carlton Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carlton Hill ...

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

Adding Carlton Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carlton Hill 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 Carlton Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Carlton Hill post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carlton Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carlton Hill. 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.nj.gov/