Map of Upper Montclair CDP

Upper Montclair is a census-designated place (CDP), unincorporated community and neighborhood within Montclair in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population for the CDP was 11,565. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 07043. It is often misperceived, even by Montclair residents, to be a separate municipality from Montclair, perhaps aided by this postal designation.

Upper Montclair CDP overview:
Name:	Upper Montclair CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	New Jersey
County:	Essex County
Elevation:	322 ft (98 m)
Total Area:	2.38 sq mi (6.17 km²)
Land Area:	2.38 sq mi (6.16 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) 0.04%
Total Population:	13,146
Population Density:	5,523.53/sq mi (2,132.43/km²)
ZIP code:	07043
Area code:	862/973
FIPS code:	3475020
GNISfeature ID:	2584034
Website:	http://www.montclairnjusa.org/

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Upper Montclair online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Upper Montclair location map. Where is Upper Montclair CDP?

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History

The area now known as Upper Montclair was first developed in the early 18th century as a rural community known as Speertown, named for John Speer, an early Dutch settler. The area remained a rural hamlet for much of that century. The modern township of Montclair, including Upper Montclair, was incorporated in 1868 from part of Bloomfield Township. In the early 21st century, the area became known as Uptown Montclair.

Upper Montclair Road Map

Upper Montclair city Satellite Map

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 2.536 square miles (6.569 km), including 2.535 square miles (6.567 km) of land and 0.001 square miles (0.002 km) of water (0.04%).

Upper Montclair is north of Watchung Avenue, covering 40.2% of Montclair township’s area.