Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey
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Hasbrouck Heights (pronounced HAZ-brook /ˈhæz.bɹʊk/[19]) 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 12,125,[9][10] an increase of 283 (+2.4%) from the 2010 census count of 11,842,[20][21] which in turn reflected an increase of 180 (+1.5%) from the 11,662 counted in the 2000 census.[22] An inner-ring suburb of New York City, Hasbrouck Heights is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan and 8 miles (13 km) west of Upper Manhattan.
Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.862751°N 74.075182°W / 40.862751; -74.075182[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Bergen |
Incorporated | August 2, 1894 |
Named for | J. D. Hasbrouck |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | John "Jack" DeLorenzo III (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Administrator / Municipal clerk | Laurie Varga[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 1.53 sq mi (3.95 km2) |
• Land | 1.52 sq mi (3.95 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) 0.20% |
• Rank | 449th of 565 in state 58th of 70 in county[1] |
Elevation | 112 ft (34 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 12,125 |
• Estimate | 12,018 |
• Rank | 209th of 565 in state 29th of 70 in county[12] |
• Density | 7,961.3/sq mi (3,073.9/km2) |
• Rank | 52nd of 565 in state 15th of 70 in county[12] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 201 exchanges: 288, 393, 462, 727[15] |
FIPS code | 3400330420[1][16][17] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885247[1][18] |
Website | hasbrouck-heightsnj |
The borough was listed as the third-safest place in New Jersey[23] as well as the eighth-safest municipality in the nation according to a 2022 crime statistic compilation from Safewise.com.[24]