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Woodland Park
New Jerseyborough
Woodland Park
Total population
13,355
Median home value
$497,600
Bachelor's+
Median income
$98,845
Founded
1914
Air quality index
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
Woodland Park is a borough in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. At the 2020 United States census, the population was 13,484.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 3.08 square miles (7.97 km2), including 2.94 square miles (7.61 km2) of land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) of water (4.51%). Borough residents voted in November 2008 to change the community's name to Woodland Park. This close decision—the majority was only 33 votes according to early results—marked the fourth attempt to change the borough's historic name of West Paterson: voters rejected the names "Whispering Pines", "West Park," and "Garret Mountain" in 1989, 1995, and 2001 respectively. Such a change is not unique in recent New Jersey history: Dover Township in Ocean County became Toms River Township in November 2006, and Washington Township in Mercer County became Robbinsville Township in November 2007. The borough of East Paterson, located in adjacent Bergen County, changed its name to Elmwood Park in 1972. Residents who voted "No" to the name change petitioned the municipal government in an attempt to change the name back to West Paterson. A referendum was held on November 3, 2009, and the proposal was defeated by 2,248 votes to 2,216. There is an unincorporated area called Woodland Park in the city of Summit, in Union County, adjacent to New Providence.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
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
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Current forecast
Forecast for Woodland Park, NJ from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves102,133
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves95,958
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves86,661
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves86,082
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves82,559
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves79,321
- Canada Goose (canadensis Group)Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves73,749
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves72,489
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Passaic County Technical InstituteHigh · WAYNE · 3,359 students · 11.7:1 ratio
- Clifton High SchoolHigh · CLIFTON · 3,059 students · 13.9:1 ratio
- Passaic High School No. 12High · Passaic · 2,596 students · 15.3:1 ratio
- Eastside High SchoolHigh · PATERSON · 2,323 students · 17.5:1 ratio
- John F. Kennedy High SchoolHigh · PATERSON · 2,053 students · 14.6:1 ratio
- Passaic Arts and Science Charter SchoolOther · Passaic · 1,946 students · 15.4:1 ratio
- College Achieve Paterson Charter SchoolOther · Paterson · 1,305 students · 19.2:1 ratio
- Wayne Valley High SchoolHigh · WAYNE · 1,241 students · 10.7:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.8 — 2025-08-051 km N of Hillsdale, New Jersey
- M 3 — 2025-08-030 km W of Little Ferry, New Jersey
- M 2.9 — 2024-05-246 km E of Califon, New Jersey
- M 2.6 — 2024-05-011 km NW of Gladstone, New Jersey
- M 2.9 — 2024-04-277 km WSW of Gladstone, New Jersey
- M 2.6 — 2024-04-105 km WSW of Gladstone, New Jersey
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in New Jersey
- Great Notch1.5 mi away · pop. 4,008
- Totowa1.6 mi away
- Montclair State University1.7 mi away · pop. 2,853
- Paterson2.4 mi away · pop. 160,446
- Singac2.6 mi away
- Clifton2.6 mi away · pop. 90,315
- Haledon3.3 mi away · pop. 8,980
- Upper Montclair3.3 mi away
- William Paterson University of New Jersey3.9 mi away
- Brookdale3.9 mi away · pop. 9,960
- Passaic4.1 mi away · pop. 70,537
- Packanack Lake4.6 mi away · pop. 6,321
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 Woodland Park
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 2026-10-13 19:45 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library