Closter, New Jersey
Closter, New Jersey | |
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| Nickname: "Hub of the Northern Valley" | |
Location of Closter in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
Census Bureau map of Closter, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°58′22″N 73°57′37″W / 40.97289°N 73.960315°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | January 1, 1904 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | John C. Glidden Jr. (R, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Administrator | James Winters |
| • Municipal clerk | Mari J. Margiotta |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.30 sq mi (8.55 km2) |
| • Land | 3.16 sq mi (8.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2) 4.30% |
| • Rank | 325th of 565 in state 24th of 70 in county |
| Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,594 |
• Estimate (2024) | 8,730 |
| • Rank | 278th of 565 in state 47th of 70 in county |
| • Density | 2,719.6/sq mi (1,050.0/km2) |
| • Rank | 236th of 565 in state 45th of 70 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07624 |
| Area code | 201 exchanges: 750, 767, 768, 784 |
| FIPS code | 3400313810 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885190 |
| Website | www |
Closter (English pronunciation: /ˈkloʊstəɹ/ ⓘ) 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 8,594, an increase of 221 (+2.6%) from the 2010 census count of 8,373, which in turn reflected a decline of 10 (−0.1%) from the 8,383 counted in the 2000 census.