Essex Fells, New Jersey

Essex Fells, New Jersey
Essex Fells Post Office
Essex Fells Post Office
Official seal of Essex Fells, New Jersey
Location of Essex Fells in Essex County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Essex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left).
Location of Essex Fells in Essex County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Essex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left).
Census Bureau map of Essex Fells, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Essex Fells, New Jersey
Essex Fells is located in Essex County, New Jersey
Essex Fells
Essex Fells
Location in Essex County
Essex Fells is located in New Jersey
Essex Fells
Essex Fells
Location in New Jersey
Essex Fells is located in the United States
Essex Fells
Essex Fells
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°49′41″N 74°16′34″W / 40.828102°N 74.276226°W / 40.828102; -74.276226[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyEssex
IncorporatedMarch 31, 1902
Government
 • TypeBorough
 • BodyBorough Council
 • MayorEdward A. Davis (R, term ends December 31, 2025)[3][4]
 • Administrator / Municipal clerkFrancine T. Paserchia[5]
Area
 • Total1.41 sq mi (3.66 km2)
 • Land1.41 sq mi (3.65 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.43%
 • Rank460th of 565 in state
20th of 22 in county[1]
Elevation505 ft (154 m)
Population
 • Total2,244
 • Estimate 
(2023)[10]
2,138
 • Rank478th of 565 in state
22nd of 22 in county[11]
 • Density1,593.4/sq mi (615.2/km2)
  • Rank329th of 565 in state
21st of 22 in county[11]
Economics
 • Median income$247,000 (± $27,417) (2020)[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
Area code(s)973 exchanges: 226, 228, 264, 403, 618[15]
FIPS code3401321840[1][16][17]
GNIS feature ID2390558[1][18]
Websitewww.essexfellsboro.com

Essex Fells is a borough in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,244,[9] an increase of 131 (+6.2%) from the 2010 census count of 2,113,[19][20] which in turn had reflected a decline of 49 (−2.3%) from the 2,162 counted in the 2000 census.[21]

Essex Fells was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 31, 1902, from portions of Caldwell Township (now Fairfield Township).[22] The community's name was derived by taking "Essex" from the name of the county and adding "Fells" from the name of John F. Fell which also means hill or down.[23][24]

New Jersey Family magazine ranked Essex Fells as the best town for families in its 2016 rankings of "New Jersey's Best Towns for Families".[25] New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Essex Fells as its 10th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.[26] Niche.com ranked Essex Fells as the seventh best place to live in its 2019 rankings of the "Best Places to Live" in New Jersey.[27]

In 2010, Forbes.com listed Essex Fells as 182nd in its listing of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes", with a median home price of $1,140,885.[28] The borough's median household income, as of the 2020 United States Census, was $247,000.[12]

  1. ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Officials was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Borough Administrator/Clerk, Borough of Essex Fells. Accessed May 10, 2022.
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  7. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Essex Fells, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 5, 2013.
  9. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  11. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Essex Fells borough, Essex County, New Jersey". data.census.gov. July 23, 2024.
  13. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Essex Fells, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed March 10, 2012.
  14. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 28, 2013.
  15. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Essex Fells, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 9, 2013.
  16. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  17. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  18. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  20. ^ Cite error: The named reference LWD2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  21. ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  22. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 127. Accessed March 10, 2012.
  23. ^ Poekel Jr., Charles A. West Essex: Essex Fells, Fairfield, North Caldwell, and Roseland, p. 9., Arcadia Publishing, 1999. ISBN 9780738501413. Accessed October 10, 2013.
  24. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 30, 2015.
  25. ^ "New Jersey's Best Towns for Families - Essex Fells", New Jersey Family, April 2016. Accessed August 27, 2017.
  26. ^ "Best Places To Live - The Complete Top Towns List 1-100" Archived February 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Monthly, February 21, 2008. Accessed February 24, 2008.
  27. ^ "2019 Best Places to Live in New Jersey". Niche. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  28. ^ Staff. "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes: In these neighborhoods $4 million homes are the norm.", Forbes, September 27, 2010. Accessed July 29, 2011.

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