Passaic County Foothills Borough
Welcome to North Haledon, a Passaic County borough on the foothills of northern New Jersey, home to High Mountain Park Preserve and quiet suburban streets.
North Haledon is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, in the northern part of the state within the New York metropolitan area. It sits on the foothills at the western edge of the Passaic Valley, just north of Paterson and west of Wayne, with the wooded ridgeline of High Mountain rising behind it. The borough was formed on March 20, 1901, from portions of the now-defunct Manchester Township, and is governed under New Jersey's borough form of municipal government, the most common in the state. The community grew as a residential suburb on the edge of Paterson's industrial core, and today it retains a distinctly suburban, single-family character. Its population of roughly 8,900 is served by local elementary and middle schools within the borough, with high school students attending Manchester Regional High School in neighboring Haledon, a regional district shared with Haledon and Prospect Park. North Haledon's defining natural feature is High Mountain Park Preserve, a wooded open space whose network of hiking trails climbs to views of the Manhattan skyline. The preserve gives the borough an unusually direct connection to nature for a community so close to the city, and it anchors much of the area's recreational life. For homebuyers, North Haledon offers an established, tree-lined suburban setting with Colonial-style homes, a borough-scale local government, and preserved open space, all within easy reach of Paterson, Wayne, and New York City. Its compact, fully developed footprint and stable neighborhoods make it a steady, family-oriented choice in Passaic County for those who want suburban calm without sacrificing access to the wider region.
North Haledon is located in Passaic County, in northern New Jersey. It sits just north of Paterson and west of Wayne, within the New York metropolitan area, on the foothills at the edge of the urban Passaic Valley.
North Haledon was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 20, 1901, from portions of the now-defunct Manchester Township. It is governed under the borough form of municipal government, the most common in New Jersey.
North Haledon public school students attend the borough's local elementary and middle schools, then continue to Manchester Regional High School in neighboring Haledon. That regional district serves students in grades nine through twelve from North Haledon, Haledon, and Prospect Park.
High Mountain Park Preserve is a wooded recreation area in North Haledon offering hiking trails of varying difficulty. From the peak of High Mountain, hikers can take in views of the New York City skyline, and the summit is reported to be among the first land sighted by Henry Hudson.
North Haledon had a population of 8,927 in the 2020 census, an increase from 8,417 in 2010. The borough is a compact, primarily single-family residential community known for its mature tree-lined neighborhoods and the preserved open space of High Mountain.
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