New Jersey · 59 covered places · 64 ZIP codes
Plumbers in Bergen County, NJ
We cover 59 cities and towns in Bergen County, New Jersey, across 64 ZIP codes, including Hackensack, Fort Lee, Fair Lawn. About 842,000 people live in those ZIP codes. 50% of the homes were built before 1960, so galvanized pipe and old cast iron drains are common.
| Year built | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Before 1940 | 19% |
| 1940–1959 | 31% |
| 1960–1979 | 24% |
| 1980–1999 | 14% |
| 2000 or later | 12% |
Share of housing units in the covered ZIP codes. Census ACS 2023 5-year estimates.
| Place | Residents in covered ZIPs | Built before 1960 |
|---|---|---|
| Hackensack | 45,768 | 36% |
| Fort Lee | 39,785 | 29% |
| Fair Lawn | 35,153 | 73% |
| Garfield | 32,502 | 62% |
| Englewood | 29,342 | 52% |
| Bergenfield | 28,269 | 66% |
| Westwood | 27,050 | 38% |
| Paramus | 26,500 | 46% |
| Ridgewood | 26,076 | 72% |
| Lodi | 25,946 | 53% |
What goes wrong in Bergen County homes
Pre-1960 homes: galvanized pipe and cast iron
50% of homes in Bergen County's covered ZIP codes were built before 1960, 19% of them before 1940. Houses that old often still have galvanized steel supply lines that rust closed from the inside, and cast iron or clay sewer pipe that cracks and lets roots in. Weak pressure at upstairs fixtures, brown water after a shutoff and slow drains are the usual clues. Typical fixes are whole-house repiping and a sewer camera inspection.
Natural gas in most homes
77% of occupied homes here heat with utility gas, so gas water heaters, ranges and dryers are common. That means gas line extensions for new appliances, flexible connector replacements and venting checks when a water heater is swapped. If you smell gas, leave first and call the gas utility from outside. See gas line repair.
Winter freezes
74% of homes here were built before 1980, when pipes were more often run through exterior walls and uninsulated crawl spaces. In a cold New Jersey winter those are the lines that freeze and split. See frozen and burst pipe repair.
Common plumbing work in Bergen County
Other covered towns in Bergen County
- Allendale (1 ZIP)
- Alpine (1 ZIP)
- Bergenfield (1 ZIP)
- Bogota (1 ZIP)
- Carlstadt (1 ZIP)
- Cliffside Park (1 ZIP)
- Closter (1 ZIP)
- Cresskill (1 ZIP)
- Demarest (1 ZIP)
- Dumont (1 ZIP)
- East Rutherford (1 ZIP)
- Edgewater (1 ZIP)
- Elmwood Park (1 ZIP)
- Emerson (1 ZIP)
- Englewood (1 ZIP)
- Englewood Cliffs (1 ZIP)
- Fair Lawn (1 ZIP)
- Fairview (1 ZIP)
- Fort Lee (1 ZIP)
- Franklin Lakes (1 ZIP)
- Garfield (1 ZIP)
- Glen Rock (1 ZIP)
- Hackensack (2 ZIPs)
- Harrington Park (1 ZIP)
- Hasbrouck Heights (1 ZIP)
- Haworth (1 ZIP)
- Hillsdale (1 ZIP)
- Ho Ho Kus (1 ZIP)
- Leonia (1 ZIP)
- Little Ferry (1 ZIP)
- Lodi (1 ZIP)
- Mahwah (2 ZIPs)
- Maywood (1 ZIP)
- Midland Park (1 ZIP)
- Montvale (1 ZIP)
- Moonachie (1 ZIP)
- New Milford (1 ZIP)
- North Arlington (1 ZIP)
- Northvale (1 ZIP)
- Norwood (1 ZIP)
- Oakland (1 ZIP)
- Oradell (1 ZIP)
- Palisades Park (1 ZIP)
- Paramus (2 ZIPs)
- Park Ridge (1 ZIP)
- Ramsey (1 ZIP)
- Ridgefield (1 ZIP)
- Ridgefield Park (1 ZIP)
- Ridgewood (2 ZIPs)
- River Edge (1 ZIP)
- Rutherford (1 ZIP)
- Saddle River (1 ZIP)
- Tenafly (1 ZIP)
- Teterboro (2 ZIPs)
- Waldwick (1 ZIP)
- Wallington (1 ZIP)
- Westwood (1 ZIP)
- Wood Ridge (1 ZIP)
- Woodcliff Lake (1 ZIP)
Bergen County plumbing FAQ
Which towns in Bergen County do you cover?
59 places: Allendale, Alpine, Bergenfield, Bogota, Carlstadt, Cliffside Park, Closter, Cresskill, Demarest, Dumont, East Rutherford, Edgewater, Elmwood Park, Emerson, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fair Lawn, Fairview, Fort Lee, Franklin Lakes, Garfield, Glen Rock, Hackensack, Harrington Park, Hasbrouck Heights, Haworth, Hillsdale, Ho Ho Kus, Leonia, Little Ferry, Lodi, Mahwah, Maywood, Midland Park, Montvale, Moonachie, New Milford, North Arlington, Northvale, Norwood, Oakland, Oradell, Palisades Park, Paramus, Park Ridge, Ramsey, Ridgefield, Ridgefield Park, Ridgewood, River Edge, Rutherford, Saddle River, Tenafly, Teterboro, Waldwick, Wallington, Westwood, Wood Ridge, Woodcliff Lake. Enter your ZIP code to confirm coverage for your street.
How old are homes in Bergen County?
Across the covered ZIP codes, Census estimates put 50% of homes as built before 1960, 24% from 1960 to 1979, 14% from 1980 to 1999 and 12% in 2000 or later.
Who licenses plumbers in Bergen County, NJ?
The New Jersey State Board of Examiners of Master Plumbers licenses master plumbers; check a license through the Division of Consumer Affairs.
Housing and heating figures are US Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year estimates for the ZIP code areas we cover in Bergen County, combined across places and weighted by housing units. Some ZIP codes extend into neighboring counties.
Need a plumber in Bergen County?
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