Cresskill, New Jersey
Cresskill, New Jersey | |
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Location of Cresskill in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
Census Bureau map of Cresskill, New Jersey | |
Cresskill Location in Bergen County Cresskill Location in New Jersey Cresskill Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°56′23″N 73°57′31″W / 40.939786°N 73.958581°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Bergen |
| Incorporated | May 8, 1894 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | John Morgan (R, unexpired term ending December 31, 2027) |
| • Administrator | Dianne Lavin |
| • Municipal clerk | Francesca Maragliano |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.07 sq mi (5.36 km2) |
| • Land | 2.07 sq mi (5.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) 0.24% |
| • Rank | 407th of 565 in state 47th of 70 in county |
| Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,155 |
• Estimate (2023) | 9,118 |
| • Rank | 259th of 565 in state 44th of 70 in county |
| • Density | 4,433.4/sq mi (1,711.7/km2) |
| • Rank | 140th of 565 in state 36th of 70 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07626 |
| Area code | 201 |
| FIPS code | 3400315820 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0875723 |
| Website | www |
Cresskill 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 9,155, an increase of 582 (+6.8%) from the 2010 census count of 8,573, which in turn reflected an increase of 827 (+10.7%) from the 7,746 counted in the 2000 census. This town got its name from "Cress", referring to the watercress that grew in its streams, and "Kill", referring to the stream passing through.