Rockleigh, New Jersey
| Rockleigh, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Rockleigh | |
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 Map highlighting Rockleigh's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Rockleigh, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 41°00′01″N 73°56′03″W / 41.000241°N 73.934068°WCoordinates: 41°00′01″N 73°56′03″W / 41.000241°N 73.934068°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | April 10, 1923 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Robert R. Schaffer (R, term ends December 31, 2018) |
| • Administrator | William J. McGuire |
| • Clerk | Marcella Giampiccolo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.976 sq mi (2.528 km2) |
| • Land | 0.969 sq mi (2.509 km2) |
| • Water | 0.007 sq mi (0.019 km2) 0.75% |
| Area rank | 501st of 566 in state 66th of 70 in county |
| Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 531 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 533 |
| • Rank | 554th of 566 in state 69th of 70 in county |
| • Density | 548.1/sq mi (211.6/km2) |
| • Density rank | 437th of 566 in state 68th of 70 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07647 |
| Area code(s) | 201 exchanges: 750, 767, 768, 784 |
| FIPS code | 3400364170 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885375 |
| Website | www |
Rockleigh (pronounced ROCK-lee) is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 531, reflecting an increase of 140 (+35.8%) from the 391 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 121 (+44.8%) from the 270 counted in the 1990 Census. Bordering Alpine, a community ranked America's most expensive ZIP code by Forbes, Rockleigh has a similar residential character, with large single-family homes on large plots of land.
Rockleigh was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 13, 1923 (based on the results of a referendum held on April 10, 1923) from portions of Northvale. The borough was named for a property in Virginia that had been owned by the borough's first mayor.
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Rockleigh as its 13th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.976 square miles (2.528 km2), including 0.969 square miles (2.509 km2) of land and 0.007 square miles (0.019 km2) of water (0.75%). It is about 25 miles (40 km) from Manhattan in New York City.
The borough borders Alpine, Northvale and Norwood in Bergen County and Tappan in the Town of Orangetown in Rockland County, New York.
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