West Paterson School District West Paterson, a town of 11, 300 people, occupies 2.96 square miles in Passaic County, New Jersey. The borough is bordered on the north by the historic city of Paterson, the west by the Passaic River, east by the city of Clifton, and on the south by the town of Little Falls. Two major highways, Interstate RT. 80 and state highway RT. 46 pass through West Paterson.