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Moonachie, New Jersey
Moonachie is a small Bergen County borough with a character that is much larger than its residential population suggests. Residential streets sit beside one of the Meadowlands region's most concentrated industrial, logistics and commercial corridors, with Teterboro Airport immediately to the west and major highways nearby.
The borough's 2024 ACS profile reports about 3,126 residents, while active warehouse, manufacturing, technology and transportation properties support a much broader daytime economy.
Community profile
Moonachie remains a strong seven-page NJTGO town despite its small population because business, industrial real estate, dining, flood/land-use issues, transportation and employment are unusually important parts of the community.
History & local identity
Moonachie was incorporated as a borough on April 11, 1910 from portions of Lodi Township.
Portions of Moonachie were separated on March 26, 1917 to form Teterboro.
A longstanding local account connects the name Moonachie with Chief Monaghie and the area's earlier cedar-forest landscape.
Low elevation, wetlands, transportation infrastructure and industrial land uses have shaped the borough's development for generations.
Parks, recreation & civic facilities
Neighborhood recreation area identified in the Borough's long-range capital and post-Sandy planning.
Additional neighborhood park serving the residential area.
Borough park scheduled for resurfacing and improvements under a 2026 capital ordinance.
Athletic fields in the Redneck Road area support organized recreation and community use.
The borough approved a $525,000 2026 project for restroom additions and door replacement at the Senior/Civic Center.
Moonachie's current municipal planning continues to include parks, fields and civic facilities as capital priorities.
Public schools
20 West Park Street · 201-641-5833 · Moonachie's public district serves students through grade 8.
The district's current registration materials specifically describe enrollment for K–8 students.
Moonachie students in grades 9–12 attend Wood-Ridge High School under a sending/receiving relationship.
Current Moonachie Board of Education route documents continue to identify Wood-Ridge High School as the receiving high school.
Library access for Moonachie residents
Moonachie does not operate its own municipal public library. For 2026, the Borough authorized reimbursement of 50% of the cost of one yearly family membership at Wood-Ridge Memorial Library, Little Ferry Public Library or Johnson Public Library in Hackensack, after the resident pays the Borough's share required by the program. Confirm the current procedure with the Borough Clerk before purchasing membership.
Transportation & commuting
Current MyBus data shows Route 161 service at Moonachie Road stops, including New York-bound service.
Current service also connects Moonachie Road with American Dream / Meadowlands destinations and Hackensack/Bergen Community College trips.
The general-aviation airport sits immediately west of Moonachie and strongly influences local employment and land use.
Routes 3, 17 and 46, I-80, I-95/New Jersey Turnpike and the Meadowlands road network are all close to Moonachie's industrial corridors.
Industrial & commercial economy
Moonachie Avenue, Commercial Avenue, Empire Boulevard, Graphic Place and nearby streets contain a dense network of warehouses, flex buildings and distribution properties.
Major industrial properties continued to trade and lease in 2026, confirming strong demand in the Meadowlands submarket.
Current tenants include technology, manufacturing, automotive and health/wellness companies alongside traditional industrial users.
Truck rental, fleet maintenance, commercial paint/coatings and other business-to-business operations are established local sectors.
Moonachie's location near New York City, Teterboro Airport and multiple highways is its biggest economic asset.
The borough's daytime economy is driven far more by industrial and commercial land than its population alone would suggest.
Borough government
Borough of Moonachie · 70 Moonachie Road · Moonachie, NJ 07074 · 201-641-1813. Current Borough Hall hours are Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–4:30 PM. Municipal functions include administration, clerk, construction/zoning, tax and finance, police, emergency management, public works, recreation and health services.
Community institutions
20 West Park Street · 201-641-5833. Moonachie's local public school and an important community institution.
1 Frederick Street. Volunteer fire service and a central civic institution.
Local emergency-response organization serving the borough.
No church facility was verified inside Moonachie's municipal boundary during the current research pass; residents use congregations in surrounding communities.
No active cemetery was verified inside Moonachie. Gethsemane Cemetery, historically called the Moonachie Colored Cemetery, is actually in Little Ferry.
No funeral home was verified inside Moonachie; nearby providers in Hasbrouck Heights and other Bergen communities serve borough families.
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