Rutherford, New Jersey

Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the borough's population was 18,834.^[9]

Rutherford, New Jersey
Borough
The ‘Welcome to Rutherford’ sign
Nickname(s):  "Borough of Trees",[1][2] "First Borough of Bergen County"[3]
Location of Rutherford in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Census Bureau map of Rutherford, New Jersey
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Coordinates: 40.820314°N 74.106041°W / 40.820314; -74.106041[4][5]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Bergen
Incorporated	September 21, 1881
Named for	John Rutherfurd
Government [6]
• Type	Borough
• Body	Mayor and Council
Area [7]
• Total	2.89 sq mi (7.49 km2)
• Land	2.78 sq mi (7.20 km2)
• Water	0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2)  3.88%
• Rank	342nd of 565 in state 29th of 70 in county[4]
Elevation [8]	66 ft (20 m)
Population  (2020)[9][10]
• Total	18,834
• Rank	146th of 565 in state 16th of 70 in county[11]
• Density	6,772.4/sq mi (2,614.8/km2)
• Rank	72nd of 565 in state 22nd of 70 in county[11]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	07070[12][13]
Area code(s)	201[14]
FIPS code	3400365280[4][15][16]
GNIS feature ID	0885383[4][17]
Website	www.rutherfordboronj.com