North Caldwell, New Jersey
North Caldwell, New Jersey | |
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Home in North Caldwell, exterior shots of which are used in the HBO TV series The Sopranos to represent the house the Soprano family resides in. | |
Location in Essex County and the state of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of North Caldwell, New Jersey | |
Location in Essex County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°51′52″N 74°15′36″W / 40.8645°N 74.259996°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Essex |
| Incorporated | March 31, 1898 |
| Named after | James Caldwell |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Joshua H. Raymond (D, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Administrator | Glenn Domenick |
| • Municipal Clerk | Tami Michelotti |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.07 sq mi (7.96 km2) |
| • Land | 3.07 sq mi (7.95 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) 0.16% |
| • Rank | 332nd of 565 in state 15th of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 420 ft (130 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,694 |
• Estimate (2024) | 6,769 |
| • Rank | 325th of 565 in state 20th of 22 in county |
| • Density | 2,182.0/sq mi (842.5/km2) |
| • Rank | 282nd of 565 in state 18th of 22 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07006 – Caldwell |
| Area code(s) | 201 and 973 |
| FIPS code | 3401352620 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0878839 |
| Website | www |
North Caldwell is a borough in northwestern Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and a suburb of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 6,694, an increase of 511 (+8.3%) from the 2010 census count of 6,183, which in turn reflected a decline of 1,192 (−16.2%) from the 7,375 counted in the 2000 census.
North Caldwell was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 31, 1898, from portions of Caldwell Township (now known as Fairfield Township). The borough derives its name from Presbyterian minister James Caldwell.
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked North Caldwell as its 10th-best place to live in its 2010 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey, and its third-best place to live in its 2013 ranking. In 2017, a Bloomberg analysis ranked North Caldwell the 34th richest town in the United States.