According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.942 square miles (7.618 km2), including 2.806 square miles (7.267 km2) of land and 0.136 square miles (0.352 km2) of water (4.61%) [REF].
Rutherford is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located 8mi west of Midtown Manhattan [REF].