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Borough of West Paterson is one of sixteen municipalities in
Passaic County. The Borough is located in the northeastern section
of New Jersey and the lower end of the county, about 20 miles
west of New York City. |
Highway
access is provided by Interstate 80 in the northern edge of
town and U.S. 46 along the southern border. Natural features
form the Borough’s other two borders: Garret Mountain on
the east and the Passaic River on the west.
West Paterson doesn’t really lie west |
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of its namesake, the City of Paterson. Actually it is situated
to the southwest of Paterson, New Jersey’s third most populous
city. To the east is the City of Clifton. To the south and west
are the Township of Little Falls and Totowa Borough, respectively.
The postal zip code, 07424, is shared with
Little Falls. But, efforts have begun — again — to
get the United States Postal Service to assign a unique zip
code to West Paterson.
The Borough is approximately three square
miles in size. The population in the 2000 U.S. Census was 10,987.
A more recent estimate in 2004 shows a population of 11,298.
Though West Paterson is a highly developed
municipality, with a mixture of residential, retail, office,
and industrial properties, a significant portion of the Borough
remains open space due to municipal parkland, two County parks,
and a two reservoirs. |
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