Welcome to Garfield ...

The city of Garfield is located in Bergen County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Garfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Garfield has a population of 31,807 people<2> (see below for details).

Garfield is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Garfield: 973 & 862<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Garfield had an population of 31,807 people. This is an increase of 4.33% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Garfield had a population of 30,487 people. This makes Garfield the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Garfield represents 0.35% of the total population of New Jersey (which has 8,791,894 people), making it the state's 23rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 30,487 people, the population of Garfield increased 2.35% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 29,786 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Garfield.

Communities Also Named Garfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 48 communities that are also named Garfield - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Garfield ...

Junior League:   www.thejlbc.org/

Communities near Garfield ...

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

• New York
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New York
  • From Garfield to New York
• Bronx
  (13 miles [20.9 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bronx
  • From Garfield to Bronx
• Newark
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newark
  • From Garfield to Newark
• Jersey City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jersey City
  • From Garfield to Jersey City
• Yonkers
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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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>
  • Google driving directions:
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• Elizabeth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elizabeth
  • From Garfield to Elizabeth
• 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>
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Garfield to New Rochelle
• Union City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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  • Union City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Union City
  • From Garfield to Union City
• Mount Vernon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Vernon
  • From Garfield to Mount Vernon
• Bayonne
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bayonne
  • From Garfield to Bayonne

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 Garfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Garfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garfield ...

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

Adding Garfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Garfield post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garfield. 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/