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Bergen County Clerk
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      • Adding a New Owner or Partner
      • Business Address Change
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      • Business License Information
      • Closing a Business
      • Federal Tax Information
      • Fees
      • Incorporation, Limited Partnerships, Fictitious Names & Non-profit Organizations
      • New Business Lists
      • Registering a Church Corporation
      • Registering a New Trade Name
      • Removing an Owner or Partner
      • Score
      • Small Business Counseling
      • Submitting Documents
      • Tax Identification Number
      • Trademark & Patents
      • Workers Compensation Information

      Photo Cards

      • Senior Golden Key Card
      • Veteran's Service Card
      • Exempt Fireman's Card
      • Gold Star Parent Identification Card

      Land Records

      • Document Directory & Recording Fees
      • Land Record Services
      • Land Records Management Division
      • Payment Requirements
      • Property Alert
      • Real Estate Closing Seminar
      • Residential Foreclosure Help & Information

      Licenses

      • Fireman’s Exemption
      • Physician License Registration
      • Veteran Peddlers License

      Naturalization

      • Fees
      • Filings
      • Records Search
      • Replacing Certificates

      Notary Public

      • Apostille or State Seal
      • Application & Requirements
      • County Clerk Certification
      • Notary Public Registration
      • Other Resources

      Passports

      • Information

      Ceremonies

      • Ceremonies

      Veterans

      • Veterans
  • Elections & Voting
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  • Calendar
    • Monthly Calendar
    • 2025 Election Calendar
    • Summary of Important Election Dates
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The Bergen County Clerk's Office

Contact

Location & Contact

Bergen County Clerk’s Office
One Bergen County Plaza
Hackensack, NJ 07601

County Clerk – Room 122
Main Number: (201) 336-7000
Fax: (201) 336-7002
Email: countyclerk@bergencountynj.gov

Registry Counter – Room 110
Main Number: (201) 336-7007
Fax: (201) 336-7010
Email: registrymail@bergencountynj.gov

Passport Counter – Room 120
Number: (201) 336- 7011
Fax: (201) 336- 7002
Email: passports@bergencountynj.gov

Elections Counter – Room 130
Number: (201) 336-7020
Email: electionsclerk@bergencountynj.gov

Land Records – Room 150
Main Number: (201) 336-7036
Email: landrecords@bergencountynj.gov

Office Hours

For Passports, Notary Public Registration and Trade Names
Monday - Friday 8:30am to 4:00pm

Registry Office

For Filing Land Documents
Monday-Friday 9am-4pm

Elections Office

Monday-Friday 9am-4:30pm
Saturday and Sunday (Before Election Day Only) 9am-1pm

Land Records Management Division

Monday - Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm

Parking

The Visitors’ Parking Lot entrance is between One Bergen County Plaza and the Justice Center (County Courthouse), off Hudson Street. The guard at the security booth will direct you to the proper area. Handicapped parking is on the piazza in front of the main lobby entrance to One Bergen County Plaza.

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Map & Driving Directions


1 Bergen County Plaza
Hackensack, NJ 07601
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Point-to-Point Directions:

From Route 4 East or West

  • Take the Exit for Hackensack Avenue, Business District
  • Follow Hackensack Avenue until it becomes River Street
  • Continue south on River Street
  • Turn right onto East Kansas Street, then right again onto Hudson Street
  • Finally, turn right at the corner of Bergen County Plaza
  • The parking lot is on the right.

From Route 17 North

  • Exit at Polifly Road
  • Four lights later, make a right onto Essex Street
  • Cross over the railroad tracks
  • You’ll see the Bergen County Court House 1⁄4 mile ahead
  • Where the road divides, bear right onto Hudson Street
  • Take first left to reach One Bergen County Plaza
  • The parking lot is on the right

From Route 17 South

  • Take the Exit for Essex Street (Maywood-Paterson)
  • Make a left at the stop sign onto Essex Street
  • Stay on Essex Street over Route 17 past Hackensack University Medical Center
  • Cross over the railroad tracks
  • You’ll see the Bergen County Court House one-quarter mile ahead
  • Where the road divides, bear right onto Hudson Street, then take first left to reach One Bergen County Plaza
  • The parking lot is on the right

From Route 80 Westbound

  • Take Exit 66 (Hudson Street, Hackensack, Little Ferry)
  • The exit ramp puts you on East Kennedy Street
  • Continue to the first traffic light, Hudson Street, and turn left
  • As Hudson Street begins to curve left, turn right onto Bergen County Plaza
  • The parking lot on the right

From Route 80 Eastbound

  • Take exit 66 (Hudson St. Little Ferry)
  • Then turn left at light on (Hudson St.)
  • Then continue to One Bergen county plaza.

From the Garden State Parkway North & South

  • Take the exit for Route 80 East and follow directions for Route 80 Eastbound

2025 Holiday Schedule

The Clerk's Office will be closed on the following dates in 2025:

Date Holiday
Wednesday, January 1st New Year's Day
Monday, January 20th Martin Luther King’s Birthday
Monday, February 17th President’s Day
Friday, April 18th Good Friday
Monday, May 26th Memorial Day
Friday, June 20th Juneteenth (Observed)
Friday, July 4th Independence Day
Monday, September 1st Labor Day
Monday, October 13th Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day
Tuesday, November 4th Election Day
Tuesday, November 11th Veteran’s Day
Thursday, November 27th Thanksgiving Day
Friday, November 28th Day after Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, December 25th Christmas Day

Site Map

General

  • Home
  • About The Clerk
  • Calendar
  • Forms

Business

  • Adding a New Owner or Partner
  • Business Address Change
  • Business Complaint Information
  • Business License Information
  • Closing a Business
  • Federal Tax Information
  • Fees
  • Incorporation, Limited Partnerships, Fictitious Names & Non-profit Organizations
  • New Business Lists
  • Registering a Church Corporation
  • Registering a New Trade Name
  • Removing an Owner or Partner
  • Score
  • Small Business Counseling
  • Submitting Documents
  • Tax Identification Number
  • Trademark & Patents
  • Workers Compensation Information

Elections & Voting

  • Board of Elections
  • CDs or Cassette Tapes for The Blind
  • Election Results
  • Election Schedule
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Historical Election Results
  • Petitions
  • Prior Election Results
  • Sample Ballots
  • Secure Ballot Drop Box Locations
  • Superintendent of Elections
  • Vote-By-Mail Application/Mail-In Ballot
  • Voter Registration
  • Voter Registration (DRU)/Mail-In Ballot Lists
  • Voting Locations

Land Records

  • Document Directory & Recording Fees
  • Land Record Services
  • Payment Requirements
  • Real Estate Closing Seminar
  • Residential Foreclosure Help & Information
  • Land Records Management Division

Licenses

  • Fireman’s Exemption
  • Physician License Registration
  • Veteran Peddlers License
  • Veterans’ Service Cards

Naturalization

  • Fees
  • Filings
  • Records Search
  • Replacing Certificates

Notary Public

  • Apostille or State Seal
  • Application & Requirements
  • County Clerk Certification
  • Notary Public Registration
  • Other Resources

Passports

  • Application & Requirements
  • Fees
  • Other Resources
  • Passport Card

Ceremonies

  • Ceremonies

Veterans

  • Veterans

Photo Cards

  • Gold Star Parent Identification Card
  • Senior Golden Key Card
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Election Calendar

Summary of Important Election Dates

Our Offices

One Bergen County Plaza
Hackensack, NJ 07601

Bergencountyclerk.org

Tel: (201) 336-7000
Email: countyclerk@bergencountynj.gov

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