Oakland, New Jersey
Oakland, New Jersey | |
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Location of Oakland in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
Census Bureau map of Oakland, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 41°01′52″N 74°14′26″W / 41.031022°N 74.240502°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | April 8, 1902 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Eric Kulmala (R, term ends December 31, 2027) |
| • Administrator | Richard Kunze |
| • Municipal clerk | Wendi Seelin (acting) |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.77 sq mi (22.71 km2) |
| • Land | 8.50 sq mi (22.02 km2) |
| • Water | 0.27 sq mi (0.69 km2) 3.06% |
| • Rank | 223rd of 565 in state 5th of 70 in county |
| Elevation | 233 ft (71 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 12,748 |
• Estimate (2023) | 12,680 |
| • Rank | 200th of 565 in state 27th of 70 in county |
| • Density | 1,499.4/sq mi (578.9/km2) |
| • Rank | 335th of 565 in state 64th of 70 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07436 |
| Area code(s) | 201 |
| FIPS code | 3400353850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885330 |
| Website | www |
Oakland is a borough in Bergen 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 12,748, a decrease of six people from the 2010 census count of 12,754, which in turn reflected an increase of 288 (+2.3%) from the 12,466 counted in the 2000 census.
Oakland was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1902, from portions of Franklin Township (now Wyckoff). The name comes from the white oak trees in the area.