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Homes in Woodcliff Lake
Half of Woodcliff Lake's housing units were built in 1967 or earlier, the median year built in the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey (B25035; margin of error ±5 years). About 66% of units predate 1980 and 37% predate 1960; 20% were built in 2000 or later (B25034).
About 86% of occupied homes are owner-occupied (B25003) and 86% of housing units are single-family detached houses (B25024). Utility gas is the main heating fuel in about 82% of occupied homes, electricity in 15% and fuel oil or kerosene in 2% (B25040).
Residential building, plumbing and electrical permits are issued by the Woodcliff Lake Construction Code Office (official page). The borough's construction page notes that a tree-removal permit is required, and sheds over 200 sq. ft. need both construction and zoning permits.
Flooding
Woodcliff Lake's mapped flood hazards follow Pascack Brook, Musquapsink Brook, the Woodcliff Lake Reservoir and smaller streams including Bear Brook and Hillsdale Brook. FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer shows these waterways in the borough, and its flood hazard zones layer shows Special Flood Hazard Area Zone AE, including regulatory floodway, inside borough limits. To check a specific address, search it on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center.
Permits in Woodcliff Lake
Building, plumbing and electrical permits come from the Borough of Woodcliff Lake construction office. Your contractor normally pulls the permit, but it's worth confirming.
- Office
- Woodcliff Lake Construction Code Office
- Phone
- (201) 391-4977, ext. 210
- Address
- 188 Pascack Road, Woodcliff Lake, NJ
- Website
- wclnj.com
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Sources
- data.census.gov/api/access/data/table?id=DECENNIALPL2020.P1&g=060XX00US3400382300
- censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B25035&geo_ids=06000US3400382300
- censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B25034&geo_ids=06000US3400382300
- censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B25003&geo_ids=06000US3400382300
- censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B25024&geo_ids=06000US3400382300
- censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B25040&geo_ids=06000US3400382300
- 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
- wclnj.com/departments/construction
- wclnj.com/departments/dpw
- 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
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