Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- County
- Bergen
- Incorporated
- March 8, 1894 as Delford
- Renamed
- November 12, 1920 as Oradell
- Type
- Borough
- Body
- Borough Council
- Mayor
- James Koth III ( R , term ends December 31, 2027)
- Administrator
- Edward Hynes
- Municipal clerk
- Laura J. Lyons
- Total
- 2.57 sq mi (6.65 km )
- Land
- 2.41 sq mi (6.25 km )
- Water
- 0.15 sq mi (0.40 km ) 6.07%
- Rank
- 370th of 565 in state, 37th of 70 in county
- Elevation
- 39 ft (12 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 8,188
- Density
- 3,419.3/sq mi (1,320.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Oradell
- Population
- 8244
- Area
- 6.672761
- Elevation
- 39
- Official website
- www.oradell.org
- Image
- Oradell Station.jpg
- Households
- 2672
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- Commons category
- Oradell, New Jersey
- postal code
- 07649
- inception
- 1894-03-08
- water as percent of area
- 5.9201
- per capita income
- 61297
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Oradell is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 8,244, an increase of 266 (+3.3%) from the 2010 census count of 7,978, which in turn reflected a decline of 69 (-0.9%) from the 8,047 counted in the 2000 census. The borough includes a dam on the Hackensack River that forms the Oradell Reservoir. Oradell is a suburb of New York City, located approximately 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan.
Oradell was originally formed on March 8, 1894, as the borough of Delford, from portions of Harrington Township, Midland Township (now Rochelle Park) and Palisades Township. The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. The name "Delford" was a portmanteau created from the names of two communities within the new borough: Oradell and New Milford. The Hotel Delford had been constructed in 1870 after the construction of the first railroad to reach the area. On November 12, 1920, the borough's name was officially changed to "Oradell", based on the results of a referendum held ten days earlier. Oradell derives its name from "ora" (Latin for "edge") and "dell".