Home services in Oakland, NJ
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Homes in Oakland
Half of Oakland's housing units were built in 1960 or earlier, the median year built in the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey (B25035; margin of error ±2 years). About 82% of units predate 1980 and 51% predate 1960; 9% were built in 2000 or later (B25034).
About 93% of occupied homes are owner-occupied (B25003) and 91% of housing units are single-family detached houses (B25024). Utility gas is the main heating fuel in about 89% of occupied homes, electricity in 4% and fuel oil or kerosene in 5% (B25040).
Residential building, plumbing and electrical permits are issued by the Oakland Construction and Code Enforcement (official page). Inspections for open permits are requested through the borough's GovPilot portal; the borough posts separate permitting notes for additions, decks, plumbing and pools.
Flooding
The Ramapo River bisects Oakland, and the borough's Flood Hazard page says 1.2 square miles of the borough are in FEMA's 1% annual-chance (100-year) flood zone (Zones AE and A). The same page says major floods hit in 2007, 2010 and twice in 2011, with Hurricane Irene setting the flood of record on the Ramapo. FEMA's flood hazard zones layer confirms Zones AE and A in the borough. To check a specific address, search it on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center.
Permits in Oakland
Building, plumbing and electrical permits come from the Borough of Oakland construction office. Your contractor normally pulls the permit, but it's worth confirming.
- Office
- Oakland Construction and Code Enforcement
- Phone
- (201) 337-8111, ext. 2021
- Address
- 1 Municipal Plaza, Oakland, NJ 07436
- Website
- oakland-nj.gov
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Sources
- data.census.gov/api/access/data/table?id=DECENNIALPL2020.P1&g=060XX00US3400353850
- censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B25035&geo_ids=06000US3400353850
- censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B25034&geo_ids=06000US3400353850
- censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B25003&geo_ids=06000US3400353850
- censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B25024&geo_ids=06000US3400353850
- censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B25040&geo_ids=06000US3400353850
- www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/tab20_zcta520_cousub20_natl.txt
- www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_gaz_cousubs_34.txt
- www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2024/COUSUB/tl_2024_34_cousub.zip
- oakland-nj.gov/1233/Construction-and-Code-Enforcement
- oakland-nj.gov/1351/Recycling-Garbage
- hazards.fema.gov/arcgis/rest/services/public/NFHL/MapServer/28
- hazards.fema.gov/arcgis/rest/services/public/NFHL/MapServer/20
- msc.fema.gov/portal/home
- oakland-nj.gov/1647/Flood-Hazard
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