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2026 Rankings

Bergen,Passaic County, New Jersey Home Safety Rankings - 13 ZIPs

Explore rankings under Home Safety Score model 4.0.0. Only ZIPs with all four required inputs are ranked; missing evidence is not imputed or reweighted.

Bergen,Passaic County, New Jersey (New Jersey) includes 13 tracked ZIP codes and 4 mapped community water systems; confirm service for a specific address. Below are the water quality rankings for metro ZIPs with all required inputs.

Average Home Safety Grade: C (66/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	0	0%
B	1	11%
C	8	89%
D	0	0%
F	0	0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	07506	Hawthorne	76	B
2	07501	Paterson	65	C
3	07502	Paterson	65	C
4	07505	Paterson	65	C
5	07514	Paterson	65	C
6	07522	Paterson	65	C
7	07524	Paterson	65	C
8	07410	Fair Lawn	63	C
9	07508	Haledon	61	C

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	07508	Haledon	61	C	15 violations
2	07410	Fair Lawn	63	C	8 violations
3	07524	Paterson	65	C	4 violations
4	07522	Paterson	65	C	4 violations
5	07514	Paterson	65	C	4 violations
6	07505	Paterson	65	C	4 violations
7	07502	Paterson	65	C	4 violations
8	07501	Paterson	65	C	4 violations
9	07506	Hawthorne	76	B	22 violations

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Stage 1 DBP Rule	19	8
Lead and Copper Rule	14	1
Surface Water Treatment Rule	8	8
2,4-D	7	7
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	7	2
E. coli	6	2
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)	2	1
Total Coliform	2	1

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0025 mg/L (below EPA action level)
0 of 9 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
43% of housing built before 1950
72% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Paterson, NJ — 8 ZIP codes
Hawthorne, NJ — 2 ZIP codes
Haledon, NJ — 2 ZIP codes
Fair Lawn, NJ — 1 ZIP code

All 13 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	07506	Hawthorne	76	B	22
2	07501	Paterson	65	C	4
3	07502	Paterson	65	C	4
4	07505	Paterson	65	C	4
5	07514	Paterson	65	C	4
6	07522	Paterson	65	C	4
7	07524	Paterson	65	C	4
8	07410	Fair Lawn	63	C	8
9	07508	Haledon	61	C	15

Data Sources

Water quality: EPA SDWIS
Housing: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Flood: FEMA NFIP
Flood scope: historical NFIP claim records and claim-rated-zone evidence; this is not current property-map coverage.

Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.

Methodology
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →

Disclaimer: Scores are based on EPA SDWIS reported data and are not a guarantee of current water safety. Water quality can change. For the most current information, contact your local water utility or request a Consumer Confidence Report.

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ZipCheckup. (2026). Bergen,Passaic County, New Jersey Home Safety Rankings - 13 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/bergen-passaic-new-jersey/

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  title  = {{Bergen,Passaic County, New Jersey Home Safety Rankings - 13 ZIPs}},
  year   = {2026},
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