North Arlington, New Jersey

North Arlington, New Jersey
Belleville Turnpike Bridge
Official seal of North Arlington, New Jersey
Location of North Arlington in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Location of North Arlington in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Census Bureau map of North Arlington, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of North Arlington, New Jersey
North Arlington is located in Bergen County, New Jersey
North Arlington
North Arlington
Location in Bergen County
North Arlington is located in New Jersey
North Arlington
North Arlington
Location in New Jersey
North Arlington is located in the United States
North Arlington
North Arlington
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°47′11″N 74°07′34″W / 40.786256°N 74.12622°W / 40.786256; -74.12622[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyBergen
IncorporatedMarch 9, 1896
Government
 • TypeBorough
 • BodyBorough Council
 • MayorDaniel H. Pronti (R, term ends December 31, 2026)[3][4]
 • AdministratorStephen Lo Iacono[5]
 • Municipal clerkKathleen Moore[6]
Area
 • Total
2.53 sq mi (6.55 km2)
 • Land2.48 sq mi (6.43 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.12 km2)  1.78%
 • Rank372th of 565 in state
38th of 70 in county[1]
Elevation85 ft (26 m)
Population
 • Total
16,457
 • Estimate 
(2023)[10][12]
16,370
 • Rank161st of 565 in state
20th of 70 in county[13]
 • Density6,625.2/sq mi (2,558.0/km2)
  • Rank75th of 565 in state
23rd of 70 in county[13]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
Area code(s)201[16]
FIPS code3400352320[1][17][18]
GNIS feature ID0885323[1][19]
Websitewww.northarlington.org

North Arlington is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 16,457,[10][11] an increase of 1,065 (+6.9%) from the 2010 census count of 15,392,[20][21] which in turn reflected an increase of 211 (+1.4%) from the 15,181 counted in the 2000 census.[22]

As the site of Holy Cross Cemetery, which has interred almost 290,000 individuals since its establishment in 1915, and with another Jewish cemetery including several thousand more burials, North Arlington has almost 20 times more dead people than living, with more burials than the living population of Newark, the state's largest city. Holy Cross has an average of 2,600 interments each year, of which about 65% are burials, with the remainder split between entombment in mausoleums or crypts and burial of cremated remains. Expansion of the mausoleum will bring its capacity to nearly 36,000 interments, with the cemetery's total capacity of about 750,000 expected to last past the year 2090. The cemetery covers 208 acres (84 ha) and was assessed at $185 million, though its non-profit status means that the municipality generates no tax revenue from a property that covers almost an eighth of the borough's land area.[23][24]

North Arlington was ranked eighth by Money magazine on its list of "Best Places to Live 2017", which cited the borough's healthy economy, affordable homes and a high quality of life.[25]

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  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Administration Department, Borough of North Arlington. Accessed March 10, 2023.
  6. ^ Borough Clerk, Borough of North Arlington. Accessed July 16, 2022.
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  8. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  9. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of North Arlington, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 8, 2013.
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  13. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  14. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for North Arlington, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed December 15, 2011.
  15. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 18, 2013.
  16. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for North Arlington, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 28, 2013.
  17. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  18. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  19. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ Levin, Jay. "North Arlington's sprawling cemetery a somber source of civic pride", The Record, August 18, 2013. Accessed August 19, 2013. "For every living soul in North Arlington, there are 20 who have ceased to be.... Some 289,600 people are interred in Holy Cross, which sprawls over 208 manicured acres, one-eighth of the borough's area. Several blocks away are several thousand graves in a small Jewish cemetery. That makes North Arlington, population 15,500, the resting place of close to 300,000 people — greater than the population of Newark and equivalent to that of Cincinnati."
  24. ^ Holy Cross Cemetery & Mausoleum, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Accessed August 19, 2013.
  25. ^ Staff. "Best Places to Live 2017 - No. 8: North Arlington, New Jersey", Money. Accessed September 24, 2017.