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Welcome to Mahwah ...

Mahwah is located in Bergen County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Mahwah, 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.

Mahwah is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Mahwah: (201) & (551)<3>

Websites for Mahwah ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.mahwah.com/

Junior League:   www.thejlbc.org/

Communities Also Named Mahwah ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mahwah - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Mahwah ...

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

  • Yonkers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <4>
  • Paterson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
    • Paterson is located in Passaic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
  • Clifton
    (15 miles [24.1 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
  • Passaic
    (16 miles [25.7 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
  • Hackensack
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
    • Hackensack is located in Bergen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
  • Spring Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Rockland County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <4>
  • Garfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Garfield is located in Bergen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
  • Palm Tree
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
    • Palm Tree is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Kiryas Joel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
    • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
  • Englewood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
    • Englewood is located in Bergen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,278 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 Mahwah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mahwah.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mahwah ...

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

Adding Mahwah to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mahwah.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Bergen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mahwah - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (551) is an overlay for area code (201).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.









 

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