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Fair Lawn
New Jerseyborough
Total population
35,610
Median home value
$564,700
Bachelor's+
Median income
$144,574
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Wind Advisory · ModerateWind Advisory issued September 25 at 2:48PM EDT until September 27 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Overview
Fair Lawn, a borough in New Jersey, United States, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Located at 40.936°, -74.118°, Fair Lawn occupies a temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Around 35,610 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. The borough extends across about 13.3 km². Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Resident density is around 2,677 per km², indicating a high population density. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,431 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 56% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Fair Lawn, NJ from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Ridgewood High SchoolHigh · RIDGEWOOD · 1,746 students · 12.7:1 ratio
- Hackensack High SchoolHigh · HACKENSACK · 1,745 students · 12.7:1 ratio
- Fair Lawn High SchoolHigh · FAIR LAWN · 1,624 students · 13.6:1 ratio
- Hackensack Middle SchoolMiddle · Hackensack · 1,363 students · 10.8:1 ratio
- Northern Highlands Regional High SchoolHigh · ALLENDALE · 1,287 students · 11.6:1 ratio
- Teaneck High SchoolHigh · TEANECK · 1,271 students · 11.8:1 ratio
- Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter SchoolOther · GARFIELD · 1,253 students · 15.3:1 ratio
- Ramapo High SchoolHigh · FRANKLIN LAKES · 1,243 students · 10.9:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in New Jersey
- Hawthorne2.6 mi away
- Paramus2.6 mi away · pop. 26,568
- Haledon3.7 mi away · pop. 8,980
- Garfield3.9 mi away · pop. 32,783
- North Haledon4 mi away
- Midland Park4.3 mi away
- William Paterson University of New Jersey4.3 mi away
- Lodi4.4 mi away · pop. 26,082
- Ho-Ho-Kus4.5 mi away
- Woodland Park5.1 mi away
- Hasbrouck Heights5.5 mi away
- Emerson5.6 mi away · pop. 7,305
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Fair Lawn



Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-22 05:15 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library