Totowa, New Jersey

Totowa, New Jersey
Memorial Day parade in Totowa
Map of Totowa in Passaic County. Inset: Location of Passaic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Totowa, New Jersey
Totowa
Location in Passaic County
Totowa
Location in New Jersey
Totowa
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°54′12″N 74°13′11″W / 40.903415°N 74.219779°W / 40.903415; -74.219779
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Passaic
IncorporatedMarch 15, 1898
Government
  TypeBorough
  BodyBorough Council
  MayorJohn Coiro (R, term ends December 31, 2026)
  Municipal clerkJoseph Wassel
Area
  Total
4.08 sq mi (10.56 km2)
  Land4.00 sq mi (10.36 km2)
  Water0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2)  1.86%
  Rank294th of 565 in state
8th of 16 in county
Elevation
262 ft (80 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
11,065
  Estimate 
(2023)
10,785
  Rank226th of 565 in state
12th of 16 in county
  Density2,766.3/sq mi (1,068.1/km2)
   Rank233rd of 565 in state
10th of 16 in county
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes
07502, 07511, 07512
Area code(s)973
FIPS code3403173140
GNIS feature ID0885420
Websitewww.totowanj.org

Totowa (pronounced "TO-tuh-wuh" /ˈttəwə/) is a borough in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 11,065, an increase of 261 (+2.4%) from the 2010 census count of 10,804, which in turn reflected an increase of 912 (+9.2%) from the 9,892 counted in the 2000 census.

Totowa was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 15, 1898, from portions of Wayne Township and the now-defunct Manchester Township.