Pennsylvania to New Jersey
Distance from Allentown to Jersey City
Straight-line distance
74.5mi
Allentown, PA and Jersey City, NJ are 74.5 miles (120.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Allentown, the shortest path starts out heading E (83°).
- kilometers
- 120.0
- nautical miles
- 64.8
- heading from Allentown
- 83° E
- heading from Jersey City
- 264° W
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Allentown is from Jersey City
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Allentown and Jersey City is 74.5 miles, 120.0 km or 64.8 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 74.5 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 74.5
- Kilometers
- 120.0
- Nautical miles
- 64.8
- Bearing from Allentown
- 83.3° E
- Bearing arriving at Jersey City
- 84.2°
- Bearing from Jersey City
- 264.2° W
Halfway between Allentown and Jersey City
The great-circle midpoint is at 40.654655, -74.772224 (40°39'16.76"N 74°46'20.01"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Lebanon, NJ, with 1,675 residents, 3.3 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 Jersey City 15 h 06 min; on December 21, 9 h 16 min and 9 h 15 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Jersey City has 2.4 times the population of Allentown. From July 2020 to July 2024, Allentown changed by +1.1% and Jersey City by +3.7%. The trip crosses from Pennsylvania into New Jersey.
- 01Allentown, PA127,138 (+1.1%)
- 02Jersey City, NJ302,824 (+3.7%)
Questions people ask
How far is Allentown from Jersey City?
74.5 miles, 120.0 km or 64.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Jersey City from Allentown?
E. The great-circle path leaves Allentown on a bearing of 83.3° and arrives at Jersey City on 84.2°. The return trip starts on 264.2°.
What is halfway between Allentown and Jersey City?
The midpoint is at 40.654655, -74.772224. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Lebanon, NJ, 3.3 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Allentown and Jersey City?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Allentown or Jersey City?
Jersey City, with 302,824 residents in July 2024 against 127,138 for Allentown, 2.4 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.