Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 4.052 square miles (10.494 km2), of which, 3.709 square miles (9.606 km2) of it was land and 0.343 square miles (0.889 km2) of it (8.47%) was water.

East Rutherford is bounded on the north by the boroughs of Carlstadt and Wallington and to the south by the borough of Rutherford in Bergen County; by Secaucus in Hudson County; and by Passaic in Passaic County. The Passaic River is the western boundary, and the Hackensack River is the eastern boundary. The area in which East Rutherford is located is the valley of the Passaic and Hackensack rivers.

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