THE RIVER VALE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Glaciated Triassic Lowlands setting.
River Vale township has 4.07 square miles of land in Bergen County. Its Census reference point is in Glaciated Triassic Lowlands, within Northern Piedmont.
Rounded low hills, open valleys and irregular plains form a transition between Appalachian highlands and the coastal plain. The underlying geology mixes metamorphic, igneous and sedimentary rocks.
Regional context: Northern Piedmont ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
River Vale and Bergen County
River Vale is associated with Bergen County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
River Vale by land and water
The Census records 0.24 square miles of water within River Vale, or 5.6% of its total area. That share is close to Bergen County’s 5.5%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, River Vale township has 1.2 times the land area of nearby Old Tappan borough (3.32 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.