Fair Lawn, New Jersey

About Fair Lawn

Set in the northeastern part of New Jersey, Fair Lawn is a thriving city with an estimated population of 36,489.

Fair Lawn holds the status of a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 5.13 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 7,113 residents per square mile.

📰 Fair Lawn News Today

• Former Fair Lawn Shoprite Site Approved For Hindu Temple News12 | New Jersey · Oct 7
• Wayne Hills Varsity Football @ Fair Lawn MaxPreps · Oct 10
• Fair Lawn NJ Commercial Air Filter Company Brookaire Introduces Job-Tagged Filter Delivery for HVAC Contractors Across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Massachusetts The Transylvania Times · Oct 9
• Domestic Violence Protection: Free Symposium Offers Valuable Resources TAPinto · Oct 10
• Fair Lawn NJ Commercial Air Filter Company Brookaire Introduces Job-Tagged Filter Delivery for HVAC Contractors Across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Massachusetts The Manila Times · Oct 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest New Jersey headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Fair Lawn Unique

• A top-25 city in New Jersey by population (#24 of 323 incorporated places).
• The only place in America named Fair Lawn — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northeastern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 36,489.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Fair Lawn

• Cozie Cafe (café)
• Cuban Eddie's
• Good Karma Vapor — vapor lounge (café)
• Java Nut — coffee shop (café)
• Mei Sushi — japanese
• RP Prime — steak house
• Saigon Bistro — vietnamese
• Ada
• China Express Kitchen — chinese
• Empress Diner — american

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Cadmus House Historical Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fair Lawn

• Beaver Dam Park reviews ★
• Berdan Grove reviews ★
• Brookdale Park reviews ★
• Daly Field reviews ★
• Fair Lawn Arboretum & Bird Sanctuary reviews ★
• Fairway Oaks Park reviews ★
• Gregory Park reviews ★
• Radburn A-Park reviews ★
• Radburn B-Park reviews ★
• Radburn R Park reviews ★
• Rosemont Park reviews ★
• Saddle River County Park · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Fair Lawn

• Fair Lawn High School
• Henry B. Milnes Elementary School
• John A. Forrest Elementary School
• Lyncrest Elementary School
• Memorial Middle School
• Radburn Elementary School
• Thomas Jefferson Middle School
• Warren Point Elementary School
• Westmoreland Elementary School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Fair Lawn

🏘️ Nearby Communities