Local city information for Park Ridge, NJ

Park Ridge is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Park Ridge has a population of 8,708 according to the 2000 U.S. Census.

Park Ridge was created as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 15, 1894, from portions of Washington Township, at the height of the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day. Park Ridge obtained a portion of River Vale (July 15, 1929), exchanged portions with Woodcliff Lake (December 12, 1955), received part of Washington Township (November 26, 1956), exchanged portions with Hillsdale (February 10, 1958) and Woodcliff Lake (June 9, 1958) and received another part of Washington Township (August 11, 1958).

Park Ridge is located at (41.034672, -74.040656).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.8 km²), of which, 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.52%) is water.

Park Ridge is a part of the Pascack Valley region of Bergen County. It is bounded by the boroughs of Montvale, River Vale ,Woodcliff Lake and Hillsdale. Although no major highways run through the borough, it is serviced by the Garden State Parkway at exits 168 and 172 in Washington Township and Montvale, respectively.

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