Place:Oradell, Bergen, New Jersey, United States

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NameOradell
Alt namesDelfordsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS34005113
TypeBorough
Coordinates40.953°N 74.034°W
Located inBergen, New Jersey, United States
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Oradell is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 7,978.[1][2][3] The borough includes a dam on the Hackensack River that forms the Oradell Reservoir. Oradell is a suburb of New York City, located approximately northwest of Midtown Manhattan.

Oradell was originally formed on March 8, 1894, as the borough of Delford, from portions of Harrington Township, Midland Township (now Rochelle Park) and Palisades Township. The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. The name "Delford" was a portmanteau created from the names of two communities within the new borough: Oradell and New Milford. The Hotel Delford had been constructed in 1870 after the construction of the first railroad to reach the area. On November 12, 1920, the borough's name was officially changed to "Oradell", based on the results of a referendum held ten days earlier.[4] Oradell derives its name from "ora" (Latin for "edge") and "dell".

New Jersey Monthly ranked Oradell as the 68th best place to live in New Jersey in its 2010 rankings of the "Top Towns" in the state. This ranking also makes the borough the seventh best place to live in Bergen County.

New Jersey Family, a resource for New Jersey parents, ranked Oradell the winner of "New Jersey's Best Towns for Families 2016".

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