Essex Fells, New Jersey
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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,[18][19] which in turn reflected a decline of 49 (−2.3%) from the 2,162 counted in the 2000 census.[20]
Essex Fells, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.828102°N 74.276226°W / 40.828102; -74.276226[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Essex |
Incorporated | March 31, 1902 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Edward A. Davis (R, term ends December 31, 2025)[4][5] |
• Administrator / Municipal clerk | Francine T. Paserchia[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 1.41 sq mi (3.66 km2) |
• Land | 1.41 sq mi (3.65 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) 0.43% |
• Rank | 460th of 565 in state 20th of 22 in county[1] |
Elevation | 505 ft (154 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,244 |
• Estimate (2022)[10] | 2,168 |
• Rank | 478th of 565 in state 22nd of 22 in county[11] |
• Density | 1,593.4/sq mi (615.2/km2) |
• Rank | 329th of 565 in state 21st of 22 in county[11] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 973 exchanges: 226, 228, 264, 403, 618[14] |
FIPS code | 3401321840[1][15][16] |
GNIS feature ID | 2390558[1][17] |
Website | www |
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).[21] 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.[22][23]
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".[24] 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.[25] 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.[26]
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.[27]