Little Ferry is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, occupying a compact footprint of roughly one and a half square miles along the Hackensack River near the Meadowlands. Its population was 10,987 at the 2020 census. The borough's name reaches back to its origins as a ferry crossing on the Hackensack River, and the community retains a small-town, residential character within one of the most densely populated parts of New Jersey. Little Ferry's location is its defining asset. It sits just west of the George Washington Bridge corridor and is bisected by U.S. Route 46, a major regional artery, placing Manhattan and the rest of the New York metropolitan area within a short commute. The Hackensack River forms the borough's western edge, and the Meadowlands wetlands lie immediately to the south, giving the borough both a riverfront history and proximity to one of the region's largest protected natural areas. The borough is predominantly residential, with a mix of older single-family homes, two-family houses, and small apartment buildings arranged on a tight street grid. Its municipal services include a recreation department offering youth, adult, and senior programs, and community parks such as Willow Lake Park and Lakeview Park provide local green space. Public school students attend the Little Ferry Public Schools for elementary and middle grades, with high school and specialized options available through Bergen County's regional and technical programs. For residents, Little Ferry offers the accessibility and convenience of Bergen County's inner suburbs — close to New York City, well served by highways and transit, and grounded in a small, self-contained borough government — with the trade-offs of a dense, compact community near major transportation corridors.