Editing Edgewater, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough had a total area of 2.46 square miles (6.36&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 0.97 square miles (2.52&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 1.48 square miles (3.84&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (60.33%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

[[File:Edgewater River Walk2.JPG|thumb|left|{{center|The [[Hudson River Waterfront Walkway]] in north Edgewater with a view of the [[Hudson River]] and [[George Washington Bridge]] in the background}}]]
The borough is a narrow strip of land along the Hudson River, with {{convert|3.5|mi|km}} of waterfront.<ref name=Thinking1984>[[Anthony DePalma (author)|DePalma, Anthony]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/13/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-edgewater.html "If You're Thinking of Living in: Edgewater"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 13, 1984. Accessed December 18, 2023. "Edgewater, pop. 4,600, entered 1984 without a single doctor's office in town. There is no supermarket, no hospital, no place to buy a pair of socks".</ref> The [[The Palisades (Hudson River)|Palisades Cliff]] rises dramatically and forms a natural border on its western side, running roughly parallel to the Hudson, with [[Fort Lee, New Jersey|Fort Lee]] and [[Cliffside Park, New Jersey|Cliffside Park]] atop the cliff, north and south, respectively. Edgewater abuts [[Fort Lee Historic Park]] in the borough of Fort Lee on the north.

River Road, which overlooks the Hudson River and the Manhattan skyline, runs into and out of the town from the north and south, lying just above the level of the Hudson. Three roads lead up the Palisades Cliff: [[Route 5 (New Jersey)|Route 5]], with one switchback, ascends to Palisades Avenue, which leads north into Fort Lee and south into Cliffside Park. Gorge Road and Edgewater Road, the latter still referred to by many local residents by its Colonial-era name as Oxen Hill Road, lead up the Palisades to Cliffside Park.<ref name=Thinking1984/>

The borough borders [[Cliffside Park, New Jersey|Cliffside Park]] and [[Fort Lee, New Jersey|Fort Lee]] in Bergen County; [[North Bergen, New Jersey|North Bergen]] in [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]]; and the [[New York City]] borough of [[Manhattan]] across the Hudson River.<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/720211/touches.html Areas touching Edgewater], MapIt. Accessed March 24, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/visitors-guide/county-maps Bergen County Map of Municipalities], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 24, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>