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Old Tappan
New Jerseyborough
Old Tappan
Total population
6,008
Median home value
$951,300
Bachelor's+
Median income
$205,385
Founded
1894
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
Old Tappan is a borough in northern Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 5,888, an increase of 138 (+2.4%) from the 2010 census count of 5,750, which in turn reflected an increase of 268 (+4.9%) from the 5,482 counted in the 2000 census.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 4.163 square miles (10.78 km2), including 3.315 square miles (8.59 km2) of land and 0.848 square miles (2.20 km2) of water (20.38%). The borough is bordered to the north by the hamlets of Pearl River and Tappan in the town of Orangetown in Rockland County, New York. Lake Tappan and the Hackensack River are on the western side of the town, bordering River Vale. Harrington Park is to the south and Northvale and Norwood are to the east. As of 2026, the borough is a member of Local Leaders for Responsible Planning in order to address the borough's Mount Laurel doctrine-based housing obligations.
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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 Old Tappan, 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
- 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
- Bergenfield High SchoolHigh · BERGENFIELD · 1,224 students · 11.5:1 ratio
- Tenafly High SchoolHigh · TENAFLY · 1,200 students · 11.7:1 ratio
- Paramus High SchoolHigh · PARAMUS · 1,148 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
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Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in New Jersey
- Rockleigh3.1 mi away
- Park Ridge3.3 mi away · pop. 9,406
- Westwood3.4 mi away
- Closter3.7 mi away · pop. 8,606
- Montvale3.9 mi away · pop. 8,901
- Emerson3.9 mi away · pop. 7,305
- Woodcliff Lake4 mi away
- Haworth4.2 mi away · pop. 3,363
- Alpine5.1 mi away · pop. 1,588
- Cresskill5.9 mi away · pop. 9,174
- Upper Saddle River6.6 mi away
- Paramus6.9 mi away · pop. 26,568
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Public attention
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Books about Old Tappan
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library