Upper Montclair, New Jersey

About Upper Montclair

Set in the northeastern part of New Jersey, Upper Montclair is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Upper Montclair is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.38 square miles.

📰 Upper Montclair News Today

• Upper Montclair Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Montclair Swim School Plans Face More Questions Before Vote Montclair Local News · Aug 4
• 26 Washington St Unit 4-2, Montclair, NJ 07042 Realtor.com · Aug 6
• Studio Players presents "Dracula, a Comedy of Terrors" | UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ NewJerseyStage.com · Mar 30
• Clementina Montclair Has Pasta You’ve Never Tasted The Montclair Pod · Jun 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Upper Montclair Unique

• The only place in America named Upper Montclair — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northeastern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Upper Montclair

• Anthony Francos Pizza — pizza
• DelMonico Steal & Beyond — steak house
• Dervish Turkish Restaurant — turkish
• La Couronne — italian
• Marcel Bakery & Kitchen
• New Kitchen — chinese
• Pilgrim Diner — diner
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Applegate Farms Creamery — ice cream
• Brick Lane Curry House — indian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Upper Montclair

• Kip's Castle Park reviews ★
• Presby Memorial Iris Gardens · Garden reviews ★
• Alonzo F Bonsal Wildlife Preserve reviews ★
• Anderson Park reviews ★
• Edgemont Memorial Park reviews ★
• Green Garden Park reviews ★
• Mills Reservation · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mountainside Park reviews ★
• Pearl Brook Park reviews ★
• Sunset Park reviews ★
• Tuers Park reviews ★
• Watchung Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Upper Montclair

• Bradford Elementary School
• Buzz Aldrin Middle School
• Cedar Grove High School
• Edgemont Elementary School
• Essex Junior Academy
• Laning Avenue School
• Memorial Middle School
• Northeast Elementary School
• South End Elementary School
• Watchung Elementary School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Upper Montclair

🏘️ Nearby Communities