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The Bergen County Clerk’s Office is at One Bergen County Plaza, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Use the division cards for phone, email, room, and hours, or send a message below.

Main office

County Clerk — Room 122

Main number (201) 336-7000 · Fax (201) 336-7002 · countyclerk@bergencountynj.gov

Office hours

Counter hours at One Bergen County Plaza
Division Hours
Passports, Notary Public, and Trade Names (Room 120) Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Registry — land document filings (Room 110) Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Elections (Room 130) Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday before Election Day only: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Land Records Management (Room 150) Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Parking

Visitor parking

The visitors’ 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. Handicapped parking is on the piazza in front of the main lobby.

Driving 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.
    • Turn right at Bergen County Plaza. The parking lot is on the right.
  • From Route 17 North
    • Exit at Polifly Road.
    • At the fourth light, turn right onto Essex Street.
    • Cross the railroad tracks. The Bergen County Court House is about ¼ mile ahead.
    • Where the road divides, bear right onto Hudson Street.
    • Take the first left to One Bergen County Plaza. The parking lot is on the right.
  • From Route 17 South
    • Take the exit for Essex Street (Maywood–Paterson).
    • Turn left at the stop sign onto Essex Street.
    • Stay on Essex Street over Route 17, past Hackensack University Medical Center.
    • Cross the railroad tracks. The Court House is about ¼ mile ahead.
    • Where the road divides, bear right onto Hudson Street, then take the first left. The parking lot is on the right.
  • From Route 80 Westbound
    • Take Exit 66 (Hudson Street, Hackensack, Little Ferry).
    • The ramp puts you on East Kennedy Street.
    • At the first light, turn left onto Hudson Street.
    • As Hudson Street begins to curve left, turn right onto Bergen County Plaza. The parking lot is on the right.
  • From Route 80 Eastbound
    • Take Exit 66 (Hudson Street, Little Ferry).
    • Turn left at the light onto Hudson Street.
    • Continue to One Bergen County Plaza.
  • From the Garden State Parkway

    Take the exit for Route 80 East, then follow the Route 80 Eastbound directions above.

2026 holiday schedule

The Clerk’s Office is closed on these dates in 2026
Date Holiday
Thursday, January 1 New Year’s Day
Monday, January 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, February 16 Presidents’ Day
Friday, April 3 Good Friday
Monday, May 25 Memorial Day
Friday, June 19 Juneteenth
Friday, July 3 Independence Day (observed)
Monday, September 7 Labor Day
Monday, October 12 Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Tuesday, November 3 Election Day
Wednesday, November 11 Veterans Day
Thursday, November 26 Thanksgiving Day
Friday, November 27 Day after Thanksgiving
Friday, December 25 Christmas Day

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