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| Full name | Paramus, New Jersey | | Official name | Paramus, New Jersey | | Settlement type | Borough | | Country | United States | | State | New Jersey | | County | Bergen | | Incorporated | April 4, 1922 | | Type | Borough | | Mayor | Richard LaBarbiera (2014) | | Administrator | Joseph O. D'Arco | | Total Area | 10.5 sq mi (27.2 km2) | | Land Area | 10.5 sq mi (27.2 km2) | | Water Area | 0 sq mi (0.0 km2) | | Elevation | 49 ft (14.9 m) | | Total Population | 26342 (2010 Census) | | Density (pop.) | auto/km2 (0/sq mi) | | Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | | - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | | ZIP codes | 07652-07653 | | Area code | 201 | | FIPS code | 34-55950 | | GNIS feature ID | 0879115 |
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Paramus (c-eniconpəˈræməs ) is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 26,342. A suburb of New York City, Paramus is located between 15 � 20 miles (24 � 32 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan and approximately 8 mi (12.9 km) west of Upper Manhattan.
Paramus is one of the largest shopping meccas in the country, generating over $5 billion in annual retail sales, more than any other ZIP Code in the United States. This is despite the fact that Paramus is noted for having some of the most restrictive blue laws in the nation (even stricter than those prevailing in the rest of Bergen County), banning nearly all retail and white-collar businesses from opening on Sundays. So, almost everything is closed except restaurants and some grocery stores on Sunday.
Paramus was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 2, 1922, based on the results of a referendum held on April 4, 1922 that passed by a vote of 238 for and 10 against. Paramus was created from portions of Midland Township, which now exists as Rochelle Park.
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