Elmwood Park, New Jersey

About Elmwood Park

Elmwood Park, NJ is a close-knit town located in northeastern New Jersey, home to 21,680 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Elmwood Park is a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 2.64 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 8,212 residents per square mile.

📰 Elmwood Park News Today

• WWE star Liv Morgan plugs two restaurants in her NJ hometown Bergen Record · Oct 10
• Major N.J. food maker to slash 168 jobs, move production out of state NJ.com · Oct 5
• A display for New Jersey Lottery Powerball at 7-Eleven on Market St. on April 6, 2026, in Elmwood Park, New Jersey The Lufkin Daily News · Oct 5
• Hot dog enthusiast from Elmwood Park charged with years of child abuse New Jersey 101.5 · May 21
• STRO, KRE detail latest acquisition and value-add plan for Elmwood Park industrial portfolio Real Estate NJ · Jun 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Elmwood Park Unique

• Positioned in northeastern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New Jersey — one of 700 recognized communities statewide.

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 21,680.
• Easy reach of Paterson (2 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Elmwood Park

• Bonfire Restaurant & Lounge — dominican
• Buffalo Wild Wings 'Go' — chicken
• Donna's Pizza — pizza
• Dynasty Buffet — buffet
• East Wok — chinese
• Flames Pizza & Grill
• Friendly's — american
• Matsuya — japanese
• Mr Bruno's Pizza — pizza
• Pizza Hut — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Elmwood Park

• Avon Park reviews ★
• Eastside Park reviews ★
• Elmwood Park reviews ★
• Elmwood Park Marina reviews ★
• Lakeview Park reviews ★
• Normandy Park reviews ★
• Saddle River County Park - Otto Pehle Area reviews ★
• Vreeland and 19th Triangle reviews ★
• Vreeland and 20th Triangle reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Elmwood Park

• Gantner Avenue School
• Gilbert Avenue School
• Helen I. Smith School
• Memorial Middle School
• Memorial Senior High School
• Salome H. Long Memorial School
• Sixteenth Avenue School

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

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🗺️ Map of Elmwood Park

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