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Welcome to West Caldwell ...

West Caldwell is located in Essex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Caldwell, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for West Caldwell: W. Caldwell

West Caldwell is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Caldwell: 973 & 862<3>

The ZIP code for West Caldwell: 07006<4>

Communities near West Caldwell ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Caldwell ...

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

Adding West Caldwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Caldwell 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 West Caldwell was on a map titled Road Map for New Jersey (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Caldwell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Caldwell - 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 973 code has been Overlayed with the 862 area code. New phone numbers in the West Caldwell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 973 or 862. As a result, placing a call in the West Caldwell 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 West Caldwell). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether West Caldwell or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).