Rockleigh, New Jersey

Rockleigh, New Jersey
Borough
Haring-Corning House
Haring-Corning House
Location of Rockleigh in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Location of Rockleigh in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Census Bureau map of Rockleigh, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Rockleigh, New Jersey
Rockleigh is located in Bergen County, New Jersey
Rockleigh
Rockleigh
Location in Bergen County
Rockleigh is located in New Jersey
Rockleigh
Rockleigh
Location in New Jersey
Rockleigh is located in the United States
Rockleigh
Rockleigh
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 41°00′01″N 73°56′03″W / 41.000241°N 73.934068°W / 41.000241; -73.934068[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyBergen
IncorporatedApril 10, 1923
Government
[6]
 • TypeBorough
 • BodyBorough Council
 • MayorJames G. Pontone (R, term ends December 31, 2026)[3][4]
 • AdministratorWilliam J. McGuire[5]
 • Municipal clerkMarcella Giampiccolo[5]
Area
[7]
 • Total1.01 sq mi (2.62 km2)
 • Land1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.69%
 • Rank498th of 565 in state
66th of 70 in county[1]
Elevation
[8]
49 ft (15 m)
Population
 (2020)[9][10]
 • Total407
 • Estimate 
(2023)[11]
405
 • Rank557th of 565 in state
69th of 70 in county[12]
 • Density407.0/sq mi (157.1/km2)
  • Rank458th of 565 in state
68th of 70 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
07647[13][14]
Area code(s)201 exchanges: 750, 767, 768, 784[15]
FIPS code3400364170[1][16][17]
GNIS feature ID0885375[1][18]
Websitewww.rockleighnj.org

Rockleigh (pronounced ROCK-lee[19]) is a borough in northeastern Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 407,[9][10] a decrease of 124 (−23.4%) from the 2010 census count of 531,[20][21] which in turn reflected an increase of 140 (+35.8%) from the 391 counted in the 2000 census.[22] Bordering Alpine, a community ranked America's most expensive ZIP Code by Forbes, Rockleigh has a similar residential character, with large single-family homes on large plots of land.

Rockleigh was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 13, 1923 (based on the results of a referendum held on April 10, 1923) from portions of Northvale.[23][24] The borough was named for a property in Virginia that had been owned by the borough's first mayor.[25]

New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Rockleigh as its 13th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.[26]

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  2. ^ U.S. Gazetteer Files for 2000, 2010 and 2012-2016, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2017.
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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. ^ a b Contact, Borough of Rockleigh. Accessed March 15, 2023.
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  7. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Rockleigh, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 11, 2013.
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  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Rockleigh, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed January 31, 2012.
  14. ^ ZIP Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 29, 2013.
  15. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Rockleigh, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 29, 2013.
  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.
  19. ^ "Real Estate and Demographic Information for Rockleigh, NJ". YouTube. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
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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. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 86. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  24. ^ Bergen County New Jersey Municipalities, Dutch Door Genealogy. Accessed June 6, 2006.
  25. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 16, 2015.
  26. ^ "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.