Connecticut to New Jersey

Distance from Bridgeport to Jersey City

Straight-line distance

56.0mi

Bridgeport, CT and Jersey City, NJ are 56.0 miles (90.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Bridgeport, the shortest path starts out heading SW (234°).

kilometers
90.2
nautical miles
48.7
heading from Bridgeport
234° SW
heading from Jersey City
54° NE
BridgeportJersey City

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

How far Bridgeport is from Jersey City

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Bridgeport and Jersey City is 56.0 miles, 90.2 km or 48.7 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 56.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
56.0
Kilometers
90.2
Nautical miles
48.7
Bearing from Bridgeport
234.3° SW
Bearing arriving at Jersey City
233.8°
Bearing from Jersey City
53.8° NE

Halfway between Bridgeport and Jersey City

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.950216, -73.631866 (40°57'0.78"N 73°37'54.72"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Rye, NY, with 16,463 residents, 2.9 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, Bridgeport gets 15 h 09 min of daylight and Jersey City 15 h 06 min; on December 21, 9 h 12 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 2.0 times the population of Bridgeport. From July 2020 to July 2024, Bridgeport changed by +2.6% and Jersey City by +3.7%. The trip crosses from Connecticut into New Jersey.

  1. 01Bridgeport, CT151,599 (+2.6%)
  2. 02Jersey City, NJ302,824 (+3.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Bridgeport from Jersey City?

56.0 miles, 90.2 km or 48.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Jersey City from Bridgeport?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Bridgeport on a bearing of 234.3° and arrives at Jersey City on 233.8°. The return trip starts on 53.8°.

What is halfway between Bridgeport and Jersey City?

The midpoint is at 40.950216, -73.631866. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Rye, NY, 2.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Bridgeport and Jersey City?

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

Which is bigger, Bridgeport or Jersey City?

Jersey City, with 302,824 residents in July 2024 against 151,599 for Bridgeport, 2.0 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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