North Caldwell is a borough in northwestern Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and a suburb of New York City.

[24][25] In 2017, a Bloomberg analysis ranked North Caldwell the 34th richest town in the United States.

The explanation for the name "Horse Neck" lies in the language of its first Dutch settlers and not (as has been inaccurately reported) because of its irregular shape.

Ultimately, more than a dozen Essex County municipalities reclassified themselves as townships in order take advantage of federal revenue sharing policies that allocated townships a greater share of government aid to municipalities on a per capita basis.

[33] In 1994, the "Unabomber", Theodore Kaczynski, sent a mail bomb that killed Thomas J. Mosser, an advertising executive who lived in the borough.

[1][2] The highest point in Essex County is located in the Hilltop of North Caldwell at 691 feet (211 m).

[35] The borough is bordered by the municipalities of Caldwell, Cedar Grove, Essex Fells, Fairfield Township, Verona and West Caldwell in Essex County; and Little Falls and Wayne in Passaic County.

[36][37][38] The 2010 United States census counted 6,183 people, 2,092 households, and 1,820 families in the borough.

[6] The borough form of government used by North Caldwell is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie.

The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council.

[48][49] As of 2025[update], the mayor of North Caldwell is Democrat Joshua H. Raymond, whose term of office ends December 31, 2026.

[3][50][51][52][53][54] In January 2023, the borough council appointed Kenneth Tilton to fill vacant seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by Francis Astorino.

[55] In October 2014, the borough council appointed Robert Kessler to fill the vacant seat of Patricia Fost.

[58] For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 11th congressional district is represented by Mikie Sherrill (D, Montclair).

[60] For the 2024-2025 session, the 40th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Kristin Corrado (R, Totowa) and in the General Assembly by Al Barlas (R, Cedar Grove) and Christopher DePhillips (R, Wyckoff).

As of 2025[update], the County Executive is Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. (D, Roseland), whose four-year term of office ends December 31, 2026.

[63] Essex County's Commissioners are: Robert Mercado (D, District 1 – Newark's North and East Wards, parts of Central and West Wards; Newark, 2026),[64] A'Dorian Murray-Thomas (D, District 2 – Irvington, Maplewood and parts of Newark's South and West Wards; Newark, 2026),[65] Vice President Tyshammie L. Cooper (D, District 3 - Newark: West and Central Wards; East Orange, Orange and South Orange; East Orange, 2026),[66] Leonard M. Luciano (D, District 4 – Caldwell, Cedar Grove, Essex Fells, Fairfield, Livingston, Millburn, North Caldwell, Roseland, Verona, West Caldwell and West Orange; West Caldwell, 2026),[67] President Carlos M. Pomares (D, District 5 – Belleville, Bloomfield, Glen Ridge, Montclair and Nutley; Bloomfield, 2026),[68] Brendan W. Gill (D, at large; Montclair, 2026),[69] Romaine Graham (D, at large; Irvington, 2026),[70] Wayne Richardson (D, at large; Newark, 2026),[71] Patricia Sebold (D, at-large; Livingston, 2026).

[93] The North Caldwell Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade.