Welcome to Ridgefield Park ...
The village of Ridgefield Park is located in Bergen County<1>.
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The location of Ridgefield Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridgefield Park, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Ridgefield Park has a population of 12,901 people<3> (see below for details).
Ridgefield Park is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Ridgefield Park lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ridgefield Park: 201 & 551<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ridgefield Park had an population of 12,901 people. This is an increase of 1.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.22% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Ridgefield Park had a population of 12,729 people. This makes Ridgefield Park the county's 5th most populous community.
The population of Ridgefield Park represents 0.14% of the total population of New Jersey (which has 8,791,894 people), making it the state's 39th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 12,729 people, the population of Ridgefield Park decreased 1.12% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 12,873 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Ridgefield Park.
Communities Also Named Ridgefield Park ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ridgefield Park - it's located in North Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ridgefield Park.
Websites for Ridgefield Park ...
Official Website: www.ridgefieldpark.org/
Junior League: www.thejlbc.org/
Communities near Ridgefield Park ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ridgefield Park.
- New York
(10 miles [16.1 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- 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 <6>
- Newark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
- Jersey City
(9 miles [14.5 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- 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 <6>
- Paterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Elizabeth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 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 <6>
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- 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 <6>
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 Ridgefield Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ridgefield Park.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ridgefield Park. 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 Ridgefield Park.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgefield Park. See our Newspapers Page for Ridgefield Park.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgefield Park ...
Looking for more information about Ridgefield Park? 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 Ridgefield Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ridgefield Park.
Adding Ridgefield Park to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ridgefield Park 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 Ridgefield Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Ridgefield Park post office opened in 1887.
We also found Ridgefield Park in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridgefield Park.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Ridgefield Park: www.ridgefieldpark.org/
The official website for Bergen County: www.co.bergen.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/
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 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. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ridgefield Park. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ridgefield Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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 Ridgefield Park area will be assigned with one of these codes: 201 or 551. As a result, placing a call in the Ridgefield Park area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |