Pennsylvania to New Jersey

Distance from Allentown to Elizabeth

Straight-line distance

67.6mi

Allentown, PA and Elizabeth, NJ are 67.6 miles (108.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Allentown, the shortest path starts out heading E (85°).

kilometers
108.7
nautical miles
58.7
heading from Allentown
85° E
heading from Elizabeth
266° W
AllentownElizabeth

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Allentown is from Elizabeth

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Allentown and Elizabeth is 67.6 miles, 108.7 km or 58.7 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 67.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
67.6
Kilometers
108.7
Nautical miles
58.7
Bearing from Allentown
85.3° E
Bearing arriving at Elizabeth
86.1°
Bearing from Elizabeth
266.1° W

Halfway between Allentown and Elizabeth

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.631780, -74.836300 (40°37'54.41"N 74°50'10.68"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Lebanon, NJ, with 1,675 residents, 0.7 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Allentown gets 15 h 05 min of daylight and Elizabeth 15 h 05 min; on December 21, 9 h 16 min and 9 h 16 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Elizabeth has 1.1 times the population of Allentown. From July 2020 to July 2024, Allentown changed by +1.1% and Elizabeth by +2.7%. The trip crosses from Pennsylvania into New Jersey.

  1. 01Allentown, PA127,138 (+1.1%)
  2. 02Elizabeth, NJ140,413 (+2.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Allentown from Elizabeth?

67.6 miles, 108.7 km or 58.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Elizabeth from Allentown?

E. The great-circle path leaves Allentown on a bearing of 85.3° and arrives at Elizabeth on 86.1°. The return trip starts on 266.1°.

What is halfway between Allentown and Elizabeth?

The midpoint is at 40.631780, -74.836300. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Lebanon, NJ, 0.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Allentown and Elizabeth?

Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Allentown or Elizabeth?

Elizabeth, with 140,413 residents in July 2024 against 127,138 for Allentown, 1.1 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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