Essex Fells, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 40°49′41″N 74°16′34″W / 40.828102°N 74.276226°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Essex |
| Incorporated | March 31, 1902 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Edward A. Davis (R, term ends December 31, 2025)[3][4] |
| • Administrator / Municipal clerk | Francine T. Paserchia[5] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.41 sq mi (3.66 km2) |
| • Land | 1.41 sq mi (3.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) 0.43% |
| • Rank | 460th of 565 in state 20th of 22 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 505 ft (154 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,244 |
| • Estimate (2023)[10] | 2,138 |
| • Rank | 478th of 565 in state 22nd of 22 in county[11] |
| • Density | 1,593.4/sq mi (615.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 329th of 565 in state 21st of 22 in county[11] |
| Economics | |
| • Median income | $247,000 (± $27,417) (2020)[12] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code(s) | 973 exchanges: 226, 228, 264, 403, 618[15] |
| FIPS code | 3401321840[1][16][17] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2390558[1][18] |
| Website | www |
Essex Fells is a borough in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,244,[9] an increase of 131 (+6.2%) from the 2010 census count of 2,113,[19][20] which in turn had reflected a decline of 49 (−2.3%) from the 2,162 counted in the 2000 census.[21]
Essex Fells was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 31, 1902, from portions of Caldwell Township (now Fairfield Township).[22] The community's name was derived by taking "Essex" from the name of the county and adding "Fells" from the name of John F. Fell which also means hill or down.[23][24]
New Jersey Family magazine ranked Essex Fells as the best town for families in its 2016 rankings of "New Jersey's Best Towns for Families".[25] New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Essex Fells as its 10th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.[26] Niche.com ranked Essex Fells as the seventh best place to live in its 2019 rankings of the "Best Places to Live" in New Jersey.[27]
In 2010, Forbes.com listed Essex Fells as 182nd in its listing of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes", with a median home price of $1,140,885.[28] The borough's median household income, as of the 2020 United States Census, was $247,000.[12]
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- ^ a b "Essex Fells borough, Essex County, New Jersey". data.census.gov. July 23, 2024.
- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Essex Fells, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed March 10, 2012.
- ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 28, 2013.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Essex Fells, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 9, 2013.
- ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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LWD2010was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
- ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 127. Accessed March 10, 2012.
- ^ Poekel Jr., Charles A. West Essex: Essex Fells, Fairfield, North Caldwell, and Roseland, p. 9., Arcadia Publishing, 1999. ISBN 9780738501413. Accessed October 10, 2013.
- ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 30, 2015.
- ^ "New Jersey's Best Towns for Families - Essex Fells", New Jersey Family, April 2016. Accessed August 27, 2017.
- ^ "Best Places To Live - The Complete Top Towns List 1-100" Archived February 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Monthly, February 21, 2008. Accessed February 24, 2008.
- ^ "2019 Best Places to Live in New Jersey". Niche. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
- ^ Staff. "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes: In these neighborhoods $4 million homes are the norm.", Forbes, September 27, 2010. Accessed July 29, 2011.