Moonachie

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Moonachie

Total population

3,126

Median home value

$445,800

29.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$90,260

Moonachie$90k

National$74k

Founded

1910

Elevation3 m

Land area4.34 km²

Weather74°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates40.84°, -74.06°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Moonachie is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, in the Hackensack River watershed. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,133, an increase of 425 (+15.7%) from the 2010 census count of 2,708, which in turn reflected a decline of 46 (−1.7%) from the 2,754 counted in the 2000 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Moonachie, NJ from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Chief Jay Strongbow

American professional wrestler (1928-2012)

B

Bud Blake

cartoonist (1918–2005)

Julian Bigelow

American computer scientist (1913-2003)

L

Lynne Viola

social historian, university teacher, sovietologist (1955-)

Robert Blake

American actor (1933–2023)

H

Herbie Nichols

American musician (1919-1963)

E

Ed Badger

American basketball player and coach

Nick Zano

American actor

John Owen Brennan

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2013 to 2017

J

John Armellino

J

Jackie Paris

American jazz musician (1924–2004)

John Mahnken

American basketball player (1922-2000)

Joe Jeanette

American boxer (1879–1958)

Walter Hendl

American conductor (1917–2007)

R

Rick Apodaca

Puerto Rican basketball player (born 1980)

Steve Mocco

American wrestler (born 1981)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in New Jersey

• Teterboro
  0.9 mi away
• Carlstadt
  1.1 mi away · pop. 6,378
• Little Ferry
  1.2 mi away
• Hasbrouck Heights
  1.7 mi away
• Wood-Ridge
  1.7 mi away
• Wallington
  2.7 mi away
• Lodi
  2.8 mi away · pop. 26,082
• Palisades Park
  3.2 mi away · pop. 20,290
• Garfield
  3.7 mi away · pop. 32,783
• Leonia
  3.9 mi away · pop. 9,336
• Passaic
  3.9 mi away · pop. 70,537
• Guttenberg
  4.4 mi away · pop. 11,754

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-24

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Seen 2026-09-24

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

Seen 2026-09-24

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

Seen 2026-09-24

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus nigricans

Seen 2026-09-24

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Seen 2026-09-24

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-09-24

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

Seen 2026-09-24

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Contopus virens

Seen 2026-09-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).