Edgewater, New Jersey

About Edgewater

Edgewater is a close-knit town in northeastern New Jersey with an estimated population of 15,116.

Officially, Edgewater is a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 0.97 square miles, giving it one of the denser urban centers in the region at roughly 15,584 residents per square mile.

📰 Edgewater News Today

• Grocery store open for a decade prepares to close on Aug. 15 NJ.com · Aug 5
• New Waterfront Restaurant COV Opens in Edgewater jerseydigs.com · Aug 13
• New Waterfront Restaurant Opens In Bergen County: Peek Inside Patch · Aug 6
• 800 River Rd Apt 333, Edgewater, NJ 07020 Realtor.com · Aug 7
• Edgewater Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Edgewater Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Edgewater — but the New Jersey one has a character all its own.
• Big-city energy: 15,584 people per square mile.
• Positioned in northeastern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 15,116.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Edgewater

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Edgewater

• 787 Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• AB Fish Market — seafood
• Abyssinia — ethiopian
• Acento
• Acts III Bagels (café)
• Addictive Wine and Tapas — tapas
• Alba's Pizza — pizza
• Alke Café
• Amity Hall Uptown
• Amy Ruth's — southern

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Blockhouse No. 1 · Attraction
• Bronx Documentary Center · Museum
• Bronx Museum of the Arts · Museum
• Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
• Children's Cultural Center of Native America · Museum
• El Museo Del Barrio · Museum
• Faction Art Projects · Art gallery
• Fort Clinton · Attraction
• Glen Span Arch · Attraction
• Hamilton Grange National Memorial · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Edgewater

• 103rd Street Community Garden reviews ★
• 138th Street Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Abraham Lincoln Playground reviews ★
• Alexander Hamilton Playground reviews ★
• Alexander’s Alley reviews ★
• Alice Kornegay Triangle reviews ★
• Annunciation Playground reviews ★
• Astoria Park reviews ★
• Bill "Bojangles" Robinson Playground reviews ★
• Booker T Washington Playground reviews ★
• Bradhurst Community Garden of Love · Garden reviews ★
• Brigadier General Charles Young Playground reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Edgewater

• ALFRED E SMITH CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL
• BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
• Eleanor Van Gelder
• George Washington School
• HARRIET TUBMAN CHARTER SCHOOL
• HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES HIGH SCHOOL
• HOSTOS-LINCOLN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
• KIPP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
• PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL
• PS 18 JOHN PETER ZENGER
• PS 25 BILINGUAL SCHOOL
• PS 5 PORT MORRIS
• PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL
• UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SECONDARY SCHOOL-BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Edgewater

🏘️ Nearby Communities