Mountainside, New Jersey

Mountainside, New Jersey
Borough
Official seal of Mountainside, New Jersey
Seal
Map of Mountainside in Union County. Inset: Union County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Map of Mountainside in Union County. Inset: Union County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Mountainside, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Mountainside, New Jersey
Mountainside is located in Union County, New Jersey
Mountainside
Mountainside
Location in Union County
Mountainside is located in New Jersey
Mountainside
Mountainside
Location in New Jersey
Mountainside is located in the United States
Mountainside
Mountainside
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°40′51″N 74°21′37″W / 40.680722°N 74.360292°W / 40.680722; -74.360292[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyUnion
IncorporatedSeptember 25, 1895
Government
[7]
 • TypeFaulkner Act (mayor–council)
 • BodyBorough Council
 • MayorPaul N. Mirabelli (R, term ends December 31, 2027)[3][4]
 • AdministratorGlenn Mortimer[5]
 • Municipal clerkMartha Lopez[6]
Area
[8]
 • Total
4.04 sq mi (10.47 km2)
 • Land4.00 sq mi (10.35 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.12 km2)  1.11%
 • Rank295th of 565 in state
12th of 21 in county[1]
Elevation
[9]
233 ft (71 m)
Population
 (2020)[10][11]
 • Total
7,020
 • Estimate 
(2023)[10][12]
6,924
 • Rank319th of 565 in state
19th of 21 in county[13]
 • Density1,756.8/sq mi (678.3/km2)
  • Rank312th of 565 in state
21st of 21 in county[13]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
07092[14]
Area code908[15]
FIPS code3403948510[1][16][17]
GNIS feature ID0885311[1][18]
Websitewww.mountainside-nj.com

Mountainside is a borough in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is located on a ridge in northern-central New Jersey, within the Raritan Valley and Rahway Valley regions in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,020,[10][11] an increase of 335 (+5.0%) from the 2010 census count of 6,685,[19][20] which in turn reflected an increase of 83 (+1.3%) from the 6,602 counted in the 2000 census.[21]

Mountainside was incorporated as a borough on September 25, 1895, from portions of Westfield Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day.[22]

New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Mountainside as its 16th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey, as well as eighth in the 2010 list.[23]

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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. ^ Borough Administrator, Borough of Mountainside. Accessed February 21, 2024.
  6. ^ Borough Clerk, Borough of Mountainside. Accessed February 21, 2024.
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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 Mountainside, 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 Mountainside, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 17, 2012.
  15. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Mountainside, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 6, 2014.
  16. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  17. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  18. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 239. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  23. ^ "Best Places To Live - The Complete Top Towns List 1-100" Archived 2008-02-28 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Monthly, February 21, 2008. Accessed February 24, 2008.