Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey
| Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Woodcliff Lake | |
 Map highlighting Woodcliff Lake's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 41°01′34″N 74°03′40″W / 41.025977°N 74.061061°WCoordinates: 41°01′34″N 74°03′40″W / 41.025977°N 74.061061°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | August 31, 1894, as Woodcliff |
| Renamed | March 1, 1910, to Woodcliff Lake |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Carlos Rendo (R term ends December 31, 2019) |
| • Administrator | Tomas J. Padilla |
| • Clerk | Debbie Dakin (acting) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.606 sq mi (9.339 km2) |
| • Land | 3.405 sq mi (8.819 km2) |
| • Water | 0.201 sq mi (0.519 km2) 5.56% |
| Area rank | 492nd of 566 in state 63rd of 70 in county |
| Elevation | 230 ft (70 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 5,730 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 5,917 |
| • Rank | 358th of 566 in state 56th of 70 in county |
| • Density | 1,682.7/sq mi (649.7/km2) |
| • Density rank | 314th of 566 in state 60th of 70 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07677 |
| Area code(s) | 201 |
| FIPS code | 3400382300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885449 |
| Website | www |
Woodcliff Lake is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the borough's population was 5,730, reflecting a decline of 15 (-0.3%) from the 5,745 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 442 (+8.3%) from the 5,303 counted in the 1990 Census. Most of the borough mandates a minimum lot size of 22,500 square feet (2,090 m2) for single-family homes, with portions on the borough's east zoned for 15,000 square feet (1,400 m2) and portions of the borough's northwest and southwest zoned for 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) lots.
Woodcliff Lake is also the name of the reservoir that lies primarily within the borough, with a small portion at the southeastern edge located in neighboring Hillsdale.
The borough was originally incorporated as the Borough of Woodcliff, on August 31, 1894, from parts of Orvil Township and Washington Township, based on the results of a referendum held three days earlier. The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. The borough derives its name from the characteristics of its geography.
On March 1, 1910, after the creation of the reservoir, the name of the borough was changed to Woodcliff Lake, to match the name of the post office. Prior to the creation of ZIP codes as a way to uniquely identify addresses, United States Postal Service policy was that two post offices in a state could not have the same name, and there was already a "Woodcliff" in Hudson County. On January 1, 1956, and again on July 1, 1958, Woodcliff Lake exchanged sections of land with Park Ridge. On October 13, 1960, portions were exchanged with Hillsdale.
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