Roseland, New Jersey
Roseland, New Jersey | |
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The Williams-Harrison House is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Location of Roseland in Essex County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Essex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Roseland, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°49′18″N 74°18′37″W / 40.821737°N 74.310147°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Essex |
| Incorporated | April 10, 1908 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | James Spango (D, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Administrator | Maureen Chumacas |
| • Municipal clerk | Jock H. Watkins |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.64 sq mi (9.43 km2) |
| • Land | 3.62 sq mi (9.37 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) 0.69% |
| • Rank | 309th of 565 in state 12th of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 239 ft (73 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,299 |
• Estimate (2024) | 6,370 |
| • Rank | 334th of 565 in state 21st of 22 in county |
| • Density | 1,741.0/sq mi (672.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 315th of 565 in state 20th of 22 in county |
| Demonym | Roselandite |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07068 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3401364590 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885378 |
| Website | www |
Roseland is a borough in western Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 6,299, an increase of 480 (+8.2%) from the 2010 census count of 5,819, which in turn reflected an increase of 521 (+9.8%) from the 5,298 counted in the 2000 census.
In 2015, New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Roseland as its seventh-best place to live in its "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey rankings. The borough was ranked 14th best place to live in the magazine's 2008 rankings. In 2017, New Jersey Monthly Ranked Roseland as its 106th best place to live in its 2017 Rankings. New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Roseland as its 14th best place to live in New Jersey in its 2019 rankings.