Oakland

Also known as Oakland, New Jersey, Oakland NJ, Oakland, N.J., Oakland, NJ

borough in New Jersey, USA

Key facts

Country: United States
State: New Jersey
County: Bergen
Incorporated: April 8, 1902
Type: Borough
Body: Borough Council
Mayor: Eric Kulmala ( R , term ends December 31, 2027)
Administrator: Richard Kunze
Municipal clerk: Wendi Seelin (acting)
Total: 8.77 sq mi (22.71 km )
Land: 8.50 sq mi (22.02 km )
Water: 0.27 sq mi (0.69 km ) 3.06%
Rank: 223rd of 565 in state, 5th of 70 in county
Elevation: 233 ft (71 m)
Estimate 2023: 12,680
Density: 1,499.4/sq mi (578.9/km )
Time zone: UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC−04:00 ( Eastern (EDT) )

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Oakland
Population: 12748
Area: 22.605217
Elevation: 71
Official website: oakland-nj.org
Image: Demarest House, Oakland, Bergen County, NJ.jpg
Households: 4248

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postal code: 07436
Commons category: Oakland, New Jersey
water as percent of area: 3.1349
per capita income: 53082
date of incorporation: 1902-04-08

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Oakland is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey and a suburb of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 12,748, a decrease of six people from the 2010 census count of 12,754, which in turn reflected an increase of 288 (+2.3%) from the 12,466 counted in the 2000 census.

Oakland was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1902, from portions of Franklin Township (now Wyckoff). The name comes from the white oak trees in the area.