The borough is bisected by the Saddle River, a tributary of the Passaic River. Geography Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 5.27 square miles (13.66 km 2), including 5.25 square miles (13.60 km 2) of land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km 2) of water (0.38%).
The name of the river, and hence the borough, is thought to come from early explorers who thought that the geography of the area resembled that of the Sadle Burn, the valley surrounding a stream in the Scottish area of Argyll. Upper Saddle River's referendum passed on November 20, one day after the referendum passed for Saddle River. 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. Upper Saddle River was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 22, 1894, from portions of Hohokus Township and Orvil Township, based on the results of a referendum held two days earlier. Postal service is shared with the neighboring borough of Saddle River. Commerce and industry are concentrated along the town's western border along Route 17. Predominantly a residential community consisting of one-acre (4,000 m 2) lots, Upper Saddle River also contains a library, police station, fire station, ambulance corps, municipal hall, and three primary schools. Hopper-Goetschius House Historic Marker in Upper Saddle River
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