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Homes in Moonachie
Moonachie's housing differs from most of Bergen County: manufactured homes make up about 38% of housing units, compared with about 51% single-family detached houses. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates put the median year built at 1966, with about 72% of housing units built before 1980 and only about 8% in 1939 or earlier. About 77% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Heating fuel is more varied than in nearby towns: utility gas heats about 65% of occupied homes, electricity about 16% and fuel oil about 15%.
Permits are handled by the Building Department at 70 Moonachie Road. The borough directory lists a direct line of 201-641-1857 and the main line 201-641-1813, ext. 5, with office hours that vary by day (including Thursday evenings, 5 to 6:30 p.m.).
Flooding
Moonachie is a low-lying Meadowlands borough. FEMA flood data map Berrys Creek, the East and West Riser Ditches and Losen Slote in or along the borough, and FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer shows Zone AE Special Flood Hazard Areas covering most of its land. The borough's document center includes a Master Plan Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance Update (2017). To check a specific address, search it on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center.
Permits in Moonachie
Building, plumbing and electrical permits come from the Borough of Moonachie construction office. Your contractor normally pulls the permit, but it's worth confirming.
- Office
- Building Department
- Phone
- 201-641-1857
- Address
- 70 Moonachie Road, Moonachie, NJ 07074
- Website
- moonachie.us
Moonachie recycling and bulk pickup rules
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Sources
- data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=060XX00US3400347700
- www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/tab20_zcta520_cousub20_natl.txt
- tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServ
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- data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25003?g=060XX00US3400347700
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- hazards.fema.gov/arcgis/rest/services/public/NFHL/MapServer
- msc.fema.gov/portal/home
- moonachie.us/Directory.aspx?did=13
- moonachie.us/275/Garbage-Recycling
- moonachie.us/Search?searchPhrase=flood
- moonachie.us/DocumentCenter/View/235/Master-Plan-Flood-Damage-Prevention-Ordinance-Update-
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