Essex Fells, New Jersey
| Essex Fells, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Essex Fells | |
 Map of Essex Fells in Essex County. Inset: Location of Essex County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Essex Fells, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°49′41″N 74°16′34″W / 40.828127°N 74.276197°WCoordinates: 40°49′41″N 74°16′34″W / 40.828127°N 74.276197°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Essex |
| Incorporated | March 31, 1902 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Edward P. Abbot (R, term ends December 31, 2017) |
| • Administrator / Clerk | Francine T. Paserchia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.418 sq mi (3.673 km2) |
| • Land | 1.412 sq mi (3.657 km2) |
| • Water | 0.006 sq mi (0.015 km2) 0.42% |
| Area rank | 458th of 566 in state 20th of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 505 ft (154 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 2,113 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 2,159 |
| • Rank | 484th of 566 in state 22nd of 22 in county |
| • Density | 1,496.3/sq mi (577.7/km2) |
| • Density rank | 337th of 566 in state 21st of 22 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07021 |
| Area code(s) | 973 exchanges: 226, 228, 264, 403, 618 |
| FIPS code | 3401321840 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2390558 |
| Website | essexfellsboro |
Essex Fells is a borough in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 2,113, reflecting a decline of 49 (-2.3%) from the 2,162 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 23 (+1.1%) from the 2,139 counted in the 1990 Census.
Essex Fells was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 31, 1902, from portions of Caldwell Township (now Fairfield Township). In 1981, the borough was one of seven Essex County municipalities to pass a referendum to become a township, joining four municipalities that had already made the change, of what would ultimately be more than a dozen Essex County municipalities to reclassify themselves as townships in order take advantage of federal revenue sharing policies that allocated townships a greater share of government aid to municipalities on a per capita basis. Effective January 1, 1992, it again became a borough.
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Essex Fells as its 10th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.
Essex Fells was part of the Horseneck Tract, which was an area that consisted of what are now the municipalities of Caldwell, West Caldwell, North Caldwell, Fairfield, Verona, Cedar Grove, Essex Fells, Roseland, and portions of Livingston and West Orange.
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