Riverdale, New Jersey
Riverdale, New Jersey | |
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Vanness--Linen House | |
Location in Morris County and the state of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Riverdale, New Jersey | |
Location in Morris County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°59′45″N 74°18′52″W / 40.995886°N 74.314532°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Morris |
| Incorporated | April 17, 1923 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Paul M. Carelli (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Administrator / Municipal clerk | Abubakar T. Jalloh |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.07 sq mi (5.35 km2) |
| • Land | 2.03 sq mi (5.25 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) 1.98% |
| • Rank | 408th of 565 in state 35th of 39 in county |
| Elevation | 367 ft (112 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,107 |
• Estimate (2023) | 4,105 |
| • Rank | 411th of 565 in state 34th of 39 in county |
| • Density | 2,023.2/sq mi (781.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 294th of 565 in state 15th of 39 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07457 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3402763300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885371 |
| Website | www |
Riverdale is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,107, an increase of 548 (+15.4%) from the 2010 census count of 3,559, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,061 (+42.5%) from the 2,498 counted in the 2000 census.
Riverdale was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 12, 1923, from portions of Pequannock Township, subject to the results of a referendum passed on April 17, 1923. Riverdale is situated in the northeasternmost part of Morris County bordering Passaic County along the Pequannock and Pompton rivers.