Welcome to Mahwah ...
Mahwah is located in Bergen County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mahwah, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
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
Area Codes for Mahwah: 201 & 551<3>
The ZIP codes for Mahwah: 07430, 07495<4>
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.
Websites for Mahwah ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.mahwah.com/
Junior League: www.thejlbc.org/
Communities near Mahwah ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mahwah.
- Yonkers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paterson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Passaic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hackensack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- 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.<6> 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 <5>
- Garfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Palm Tree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kiryas Joel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Englewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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 (so far) for Mahwah was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mahwah.
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> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 201 code has been Overlayed with the 551 area code. New phone numbers in the Mahwah area will be assigned with one of these codes: 201 or 551. As a result, placing a call in the Mahwah area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Mahwah). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mahwah or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |