Lyndhurst, New Jersey
Lyndhurst, New Jersey | |
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Historic River Road School | |
| Nickname: "Bear Country" | |
Location of Lyndhurst in Bergen County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Lyndhurst, New Jersey | |
Location in Bergen County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°47′53″N 74°06′48″W / 40.797985°N 74.113258°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | February 19, 1852 (as Union Township) |
| Renamed | May 15, 1917 (as Lyndhurst) |
| Named after | Lord Lyndhurst |
| Government | |
| • Type | Walsh Act |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Robert B. Giangeruso (term ends May 20, 2025) |
| • Municipal clerk | Angela White |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.96 sq mi (12.86 km2) |
| • Land | 4.58 sq mi (11.87 km2) |
| • Water | 0.38 sq mi (0.99 km2) 7.66% |
| • Rank | 276th of 565 in state 13th of 70 in county |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 22,519 |
• Estimate (2024) | 22,642 |
| • Rank | 121st of 565 in state 13th of 70 in county |
| • Density | 4,912.5/sq mi (1,896.7/km2) |
| • Rank | 117th of 565 in state 31st of 70 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07071 |
| Area code(s) | 201 |
| FIPS code | 3400342090 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882225 |
| Website | www |
Lyndhurst is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 22,519, an increase of 1,965 (+9.6%) from the 2010 census count of 20,554, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,171 (+6.0%) from the 19,383 counted in the 2000 census.