Woodland Park New Jersey Map

About Woodland Park, New Jersey

Woodland Park is a locality in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of 12,400. The population density is 2800.0 people per km². Woodland Park is located at 40.8898°N, 74.1949°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 7424.

Woodland Park unfolds itself across rolling terrain, a place where the suburban sprawl begins to loosen its grip, yielding to the softer contours of the land. It lies 2.2 miles south-south-west of Paterson, NJ (from Paterson, NJ: bearing 213°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-north-east of Essex. Here, the air, especially after a spring rain, carries a damp, earthy scent, a perfume of loam and nascent leaves, a subtle promise of the verdant canopy that will soon dominate the scene. The houses, a mix of modest colonials and practical split-levels, are often fronted by lawns that are meticulously kept, a quiet testament to the residents' care, while the backyards spill into swathes of mixed deciduous woodland, a more untamed, breathing space. The gentle slope of the land encourages the flow of small, unnamed creeks, their murmurs barely audible beneath the hum of distant traffic, feeding into larger waterways that trace the contours of Passaic County. This corner of Passaic County, once part of the larger industrial heartland, retains echoes of its past in the very shape of the land. The legacy of quarrying, though long dormant, has left its mark on the topography, creating subtle dips and rises, pockets where water gathers and reeds begin their slow reclamation. The local economy, now largely driven by service industries and commuter commutes, hums with a steady, dependable rhythm, a far cry from the clamor of machinery that might have once defined the area. Woodland Park itself, while not a destination for grand historical monuments, possesses a quieter charm, a sense of a place that has settled into its present, comfortable and unassuming, its history a comfortable layer beneath the everyday.

About This Woodland Park Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Woodland Park, New Jersey — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.889821, -74.194867. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Woodland Park and Passaic County.

Detailed location data for Woodland Park includes the ZIP code (07901), telephone area code (908), county seat of Passaic County (Paterson), and school district assignment (Passaic Valley Regional School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Woodland Park is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.