Oakland, New Jersey
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For another place, see Oakland, Salem County, New Jersey.
Oakland is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey and a suburb of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 12,748,[10][11] a decrease of six people from the 2010 census count of 12,754,[20][21] which in turn reflected an increase of 288 (+2.3%) from the 12,466 counted in the 2000 census.[22]
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Oakland, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 41.031022°N 74.240502°W / 41.031022; -74.240502[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Bergen |
Incorporated | April 8, 1902 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Eric Kulmala (R, term ends December 31, 2027)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Richard Kunze[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Wendi Seelin (acting)[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 8.77 sq mi (22.71 km2) |
• Land | 8.50 sq mi (22.02 km2) |
• Water | 0.27 sq mi (0.69 km2) 3.06% |
• Rank | 223rd of 565 in state 5th of 70 in county[1] |
Elevation | 233 ft (71 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 12,748 |
• Estimate | 12,680 |
• Rank | 200th of 565 in state 27th of 70 in county[13] |
• Density | 1,499.4/sq mi (578.9/km2) |
• Rank | 335th of 565 in state 64th of 70 in county[13] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 201[16] |
FIPS code | 3400353850[1][17][18] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885330[1][19] |
Website | www |
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Oakland was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1902, from portions of Franklin Township (now Wyckoff).[23][24] The name comes from the white oak trees in the area.[25]