Emerson, New Jersey
Emerson is a borough of 7,305 people in Bergen County, New Jersey, founded in April 8, 1903.
Why visit Emerson
Townapedia lists 53 museums and landmarks, 16 parks and trails, 33 places to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Westwood Cinemas, Abram Demaree House, Ackerman-Demarest House and Camp Merritt Memorial Circle.
Weather in Emerson
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About Emerson
Emerson is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, a suburb in the New York City metropolitan area. Emerson is the southernmost municipality in an area of the county known as the Pascack Valley. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,290, a decrease of 111 (−1.5%) from the 2010 census count of 7,401, which in turn reflected an increase of 204 (+2.8%) from the 7,197 counted in the 2000 census.
From the Wikipedia article Emerson, New Jersey (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks53
Abram Demaree House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.2 mi
House in Closter, New Yorsey
Ackerman-Demarest House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.6 mi
Historic house in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey
Ackerman-Van Emburgh House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.5 mi
Historic house in Ridgewood, New Jersey
Albert J. Zabriskie Farmhouse
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.9 mi
House in Paramus, New Jertsey
Blanch-Haring House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.7 mi
Historic house in New Jersey, United States
Blauvelt House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.1 mi
Historic house in Harrington Park, New Jersey
Blauvelt House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.2 mi
Historic house in Norwood, New Jersey
Blauvelt-Demarest House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.4 mi
Hillsdale, New Jersey, listed on the NRHP in Bergen County
Bogert House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.4 mi
House in New Jersey, United States of America
Capt. Thomas Blanch House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.3 mi
Historic house in New Jersey, United States
Daniel Demarest House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.5 mi
Historic house in Bergen County, New Jersey
David Ackerman House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.5 mi
Ridgewood, New Jersey, listed on the NRHP in Bergen County
41 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds16
Camp Merritt Memorial Circle
Park · 3.4 mi
Park in New Jersey, United States of America, United States of America
4 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes33
Emerson Hotel Restaurant & Bar
Restaurant
31 Emerson Plaza East, Emerson
11:30-02:00
21 more on the map.
Churches and places of worship17
Church of the Holy Communion
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 3.6 mi
Schraalenburgh North Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 2.8 mi
South Schraalenburgh Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 3.3 mi
Shopping7
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries53
Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus
School · 2.2 mi
E.285 Pascack Road, Paramus
Bergen County Institute For Science And Technology
School · 2.7 mi
162 Knickerbocker Road, Demarest
Healthcare2
Map of Emerson
184 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Bergen County has had 21 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2021-09-05: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2021-09-02: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2020-12-11: Tropical Storm Isaias (Hurricane)
- 2020-03-25: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2018-06-08: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm (Severe Storm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Teterboro Airport (TEB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 9 miles away.
- Westwood 1 mi northwest, about 2 min by car
- Hillsdale 2 mi northwest, about 4 min by car
- Dumont 3 mi southeast, about 4 min by car
- New Milford 3 mi south, about 5 min by car
- Paramus 3 mi southwest, about 5 min by car
- Closter 3 mi east, about 5 min by car
- River Edge 3 mi south, about 5 min by car
- Bergenfield 4 mi south, about 6 min by car
- Demarest 4 mi east, about 6 min by car
- Cresskill 4 mi southeast, about 7 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Emerson Station, Mitchazenia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- SOUTH SCHRAALENBURGH CHURCH, BERGENFIELD, BERGEN COUNTY, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Haring-Vervalen House, Norwood, NJ, Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Blauvelt House, Harrington Park, NJ, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- ABRAM DEMAREE HOUSE, CLOSTER, BERGEN COUNTY, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 4.0
- WESTERVELT-LYDECKER HOUSE, WOODCLIFF LAKE, BERGEN COUNTY, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 4.0
- FREDERICK WORTENDYKE HOUSE, WOODCLIFF LAKE, BERGEN COUNTY, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- JACOBUS DESMAREST HOUSE, NEW MILFORD, BERGEN COUNTY, NJ, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- DAVID & CORNELIUS VAN HORN HOUSE, CLOSTER, BERGEN COUNTY, NJ, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 4.0
- GARRET ZABRISKE HOUSE, HAWORTH, BERGEN COUNTY, User:KLOTZPLATE JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Oradell Erie TNJ depot south dusk dusk jeh, Jim.henderson, CC0
- 863 Midland Avenue - Oradell - Bergen County - New Jersey, Peter Hare, CC BY-SA 3.0
- NICHOLAS ZABRISKE HOUSE WASHINGTON TWP, BERGEN COUNTY, J, CC BY-SA 4.0
- John Jacob Bogert House 2012-09-06 13-58 jeh, jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 3.0
- RidgewoodNJ DavidAckermanHouse, Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- HarringtonParkNJ BlanchHaringHouse, Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- TERHUNE HOUSE, PARAMUS, BERGEN COUNTY, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- ParkRidgeNJ FrederickWortendykeHouse, Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- THUNISE AND RICHARD COOPER HOUSE, ORADELL, BERGEN COUNTY, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- TUNIS RICHARD COOPER HOUSE, SAW MILL, BERGENFIELD, BERGEN COUNTY, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Blauvelt-Demarest House 2012-09-06 jeh, jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 3.0
- DEMAREST RAILROAD DEPOT, BERGEN COUNTY, NJ, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ACKERMAN-DEMAREST HOUSE, HO-HO-KUS, BERGEN COUNTY, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 4.0
- SOUTH CHURCH MANSE, BERGENFIELD, BERGEN COUNTY, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- ACKERMAN-VAN EMBURGH HOUSE, RIDGEWOOD, BERGEN COUNTY, J, CC BY-SA 4.0
- VAN BUSKIRK-OAKLEY HOUSE, ORADELL, BERGEN COUNTY, User: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Blauvelt House, Norwood, NJ, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- DEBAUN-DEMAREST HOUSE, RIVER EDGE, BERGEN COUNTY, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- DEMAREST-BLOOMER HOUSE, NEW MILFORD, BERGEN COUNTY NJ, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- PETER P. POST HOUSE, WOODCLIFF LAKE, BERGEN COUNTY, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- DEMAREST HOUSE, SAMUEL R. BERGEN COUNTY, NJ, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, MD, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ThomasBlanchHouse, Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Hillsdale NJ Station, Oknazevad at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 268 Grove Street - Oradell - Bergen County - New Jersey, Peter Hare, CC BY-SA 3.0
- CHURCH OF THE HOLY COMMUNION, NORWOOD, BERGEN COUNTY NJ, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- BOGERT HOUSE, DEMAREST, BERGEN COUNTY, NJ, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 4.0
- GARRET J. DURIE HOUSE, HAWORTH, BERGEN COUNTY, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- PETER D. PERRY HOUSE, PARK RIDGE, BERGEN COUNTY, NJ, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- WILLIAM HOLDRUM HOUSE, RIVER VALE, BERGEN COUNTY, NJ, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- HAROLD HESS LUSTRON HOUSE, CLOSTER, BERGEN COUNTY, NJ, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 4.0
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