Hackensack, New Jersey

About Hackensack

Hackensack is a thriving city in northeastern New Jersey counting 46,630 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Hackensack is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 4.19 square miles, giving it one of the denser urban centers in the region at roughly 11,129 residents per square mile.

📰 Hackensack News Today

• Transformer explosion sets several cars on fire in Hackensack, New Jersey FOX 5 New York · Jul 29
• Hackensack Addresses Speed Concerns on Vreeland Avenue TAPinto · Aug 18
• Utility pole fire scorches cars in Hackensack, N.J. cbsnews.com · Jul 29
• 7 cars erupt in flames after utility pole falls in New Jersey NBC New York · Jul 29
• Hackensack transformer explosion sparks car fires, leaves 1,000+ without power ABC7 New York · Jul 29

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Hackensack Unique

• A top-25 city in New Jersey by population (#19 of 323 incorporated places).
• Big-city energy: 11,129 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 46,630.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Hackensack

• 88 Rice Shop — asian
• Noches de Colombia
• Sara & Sophia — ecuadorian
• Brooklyn's Brick Oven Pizzeria — pizza
• Coach House Diner
• Edible Arrangements
• Green Apple
• Houston's
• IHOP — breakfast
• Mark's Pizza & Restaurant — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Bergen Museum of Art and Science · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hackensack

• Anderson Park reviews ★
• Baldwin Park reviews ★
• Carver Park reviews ★
• Fairmount Park reviews ★
• Foschini Park reviews ★
• Johnson Park reviews ★
• Northpointe Park reviews ★
• Phelps Park reviews ★
• Second Ward Park reviews ★
• Terhune Park reviews ★
• The Green reviews ★
• Union Street Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Hackensack

• Bergen County Academies
• Fairmount
• Fanny Meyer Hillers
• Hackensack High School
• Hackensack Middle School
• Jackson Avenue
• James Russell Lowell Elementary School
• Nellie K. Parker

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Hackensack University Medical Center ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Hackensack

🏘️ Nearby Communities