[22] The main impetus behind the change in name was to avoid confusion with the nearby community of Midland Park.

[1][2] The township borders the Bergen County municipalities of Fair Lawn, Lodi, Maywood, Paramus and Saddle Brook.

[26][27][28] The 2010 United States census counted 5,530 people, 2,087 households, and 1,455 families in the township.

[40] As of the 2000 United States census[16] there were 5,528 people, 2,061 households, and 1,393 families residing in the township.

[41] Garden State Plaza is located in Paramus, near the border of Rochelle Park.

[3] As of 2023[update], the members of the Rochelle Park Township Committee are Acting Mayor Jen Appice (R, term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2023), Perrin Mosca (R, 2023), Gail Artola (R, 2025), Vincent Bessetti (R, 2024) and Linda Boniface (D, 2023).

[3][44][45][46][47][48] In June 2023, Perrin Mosca was removed from office as mayor in a controversy based on his opposition to the township's raising of the rainbow flag; Jen Appice was chosen to serve as mayor on an acting basis.

[55][56] For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 9th congressional district is represented by Nellie Pou (D, North Haledon)[57] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027) and Andy Kim (Moorestown, term ends 2031).

[58] For the 2024-2025 session, the 38th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Joseph Lagana (D, Paramus) and in the General Assembly by Lisa Swain (D, Fair Lawn) and Chris Tully (D, Bergenfield).

As of 2025[update], the county executive is James J. Tedesco III (D, Paramus), whose four-year term of office ends December 31, 2026.

[60] Bergen County's Commissioners are: Thomas J. Sullivan Jr. (D, Montvale, 2025),[61] Chair Germaine M. Ortiz (D, Emerson, 2025),[62] Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee, 2026),[63] Vice Chair Mary J. Amoroso (D, Mahwah, 2025),[64] Rafael Marte (D, Bergenfield, 2026),[65] Steven A. Tanelli (D, North Arlington, 2027)[66] and Tracy Silna Zur (D, Franklin Lakes, 2027).

[67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74] Bergen County's constitutional officials are: Clerk John S. Hogan (D, Northvale, 2026),[75][76] Sheriff Anthony Cureton (D, Englewood, 2027)[77][78] and Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill, 2026).

[88] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 61.0% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 74.6% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).

[105] Rochelle Park is about 2.6 miles (4.2 km) from Hackensack High School which is about an eight-minute drive on average.

[110] Route 17 extends for 1.0 mile (1.6 km) along the township's eastern border from Maywood to Paramus.

[114] The Captain William Tyson House, which was constructed by a wealthy 19th century ship owner from New York City, is a historic home constructed in the mid-1860s and stands as one of the few remaining uses of the late-19th century Italianate architectural style in Bergen County.

Groups of residents have opposed the municipal expenditure of funds towards the acquisition and restoration of the 150-year-old building.