2020 Census population. Rockleigh remains a very small municipality, so local directories should not be padded with businesses from neighboring towns.
Bergen County · Northern Valley · National Historic District · 07647
Rockleigh, New Jersey
Rockleigh is one of Bergen County's smallest boroughs: a quiet residential and corporate community along the New York state line whose rural roads, stone houses and open landscapes preserve an unusually intact piece of northern Bergen County history.
The borough combines the Rockleigh Historic District with a compact employment area around Volvo Drive and Link Drive, plus senior care, event space and recreation.
Rockleigh at a glance
The borough identifies itself as a National Historic District; its historic landscape includes colonial-era roads and surviving stone houses.
26 Rockleigh Road · Rockleigh, NJ 07647 · 201-768-4217
History & landscape
Rockleigh's official history describes a 246.45-acre historic district tied to the former Old Rockland Neighborhood. Rockleigh and Piermont Roads carried Revolutionary-era traffic, while wooded slopes, meadows and Sparkill Brook still shape the borough's landscape.
An 18th-century stone house and one of Rockleigh's recognizable historic resources.
Historic residences and rural roadways preserve the borough's early settlement pattern.
The borough maintains park and walking-trail rules and emphasizes its low-density natural setting.
Schools & civic services
Rockleigh has no public school within the borough. The borough's Board of Education identifies Rockleigh as a sending district, with Northvale serving as the receiving district for resident public-school students.
26 Rockleigh Road · 201-768-4217
Municipal administration, clerk, finance and local boards.
Non-emergency: 201-768-5900 · Emergency: 911
116 Paris Avenue · Northvale, NJ 07647 · 201-767-3330 x211
Located outside Rockleigh in neighboring Northvale.
Community institutions
Rockleigh has very few stand-alone community institutions inside its municipal boundary. The major nonprofit institution is Jewish Home at Rockleigh.
10 Link Drive · Rockleigh, NJ 07647 · 201-784-1414
Nonprofit skilled nursing, rehabilitation and senior-care campus.
No separate in-borough house of worship was verified in the current research. Nearby Northvale, Norwood, Closter, Old Tappan and Tappan provide congregations serving the area.
No stand-alone cemetery or funeral home was verified within Rockleigh's municipal boundary; nearby communities provide these services.