Garfield, NJ
Roofing in Garfield, NJ: Older Homes and a River Edge
Dahnert's Lake County Park fits 10 acres, a playground, roller hockey and catch-and-release fishing into a busy urban stretch of Garfield. The homes around it are older: the Census Bureau's 2024 estimate puts the median build year at 1954. For a roof that has never had a professional look, a roof inspection is the usual start. Call (973) 791-8220 and give the street.
What stands on these blocks
Garfield counts 11,846 homes in the 2024 estimate, give or take 539. Of those, 3,544 were built in 1939 or earlier (margin 405), about 30 percent, and the median year built is 1954, give or take 2.
Of 11,191 occupied homes, 6,185 are rented and 5,006 are owner-occupied. In the rented buildings, the owner is the one who decides about a roof, and a dated photo from the tenant gives that conversation something to work with.
Wires, gas and water
Garfield's wires and its low spots
Garfield's school district also sits on PSE&G's served-in-full list, for electricity and natural gas. A downed wire goes to 911 or to the utility on 1-800-436-7734.
Bergen County's 2026 hazard plan places 107.97 of Garfield's 1,402.68 acres, or 7.70 percent, inside the floodplain with a 1 percent yearly chance of flooding, and records a flash flood on 13 August 2001 in which three cars were stuck. Roof water ends up on the same ground and streets that take the flooding.
Over the border
Across the river and down the block
Garfield covers 2.19 square miles, and Wikipedia says three bridges carry traffic from it to Passaic and Clifton. Wallington is next door, with its own notes, and the Passaic side has the Passaic page.
The contractor covers Garfield along with its neighbors, and gutter repair is a common reason to call after a rain.
Jot these down first
Before you call (973) 791-8220, note the street address, where water showed up and the roof's age if known. If you rent, talk to the owner first. Towns: Wallington, Garfield, Passaic, Wood-Ridge.