New Jersey

Distance from Elizabeth to Jersey City

Straight-line distance

7.4mi

Elizabeth, NJ and Jersey City, NJ are 7.4 miles (12.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Elizabeth, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (65°).

kilometers
12.0
nautical miles
6.5
heading from Elizabeth
65° ENE
heading from Jersey City
245° WSW
ElizabethJersey City

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

How far Elizabeth is from Jersey City

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Elizabeth and Jersey City is 7.4 miles, 12.0 km or 6.5 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 7.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
7.4
Kilometers
12.0
Nautical miles
6.5
Bearing from Elizabeth
65.2° ENE
Bearing arriving at Jersey City
65.3°
Bearing from Jersey City
245.3° WSW

Halfway between Elizabeth and Jersey City

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.688918, -74.129172 (40°41'20.10"N 74°07'45.02"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Bayonne, NJ, with 74,532 residents, 2.1 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, Elizabeth 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 2.2 times the population of Elizabeth. From July 2020 to July 2024, Elizabeth changed by +2.7% and Jersey City by +3.7%. Both are in New Jersey.

  1. 01Elizabeth, NJ140,413 (+2.7%)
  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 Elizabeth from Jersey City?

7.4 miles, 12.0 km or 6.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Jersey City from Elizabeth?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Elizabeth on a bearing of 65.2° and arrives at Jersey City on 65.3°. The return trip starts on 245.3°.

What is halfway between Elizabeth and Jersey City?

The midpoint is at 40.688918, -74.129172. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Bayonne, NJ, 2.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Elizabeth and Jersey City?

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

Which is bigger, Elizabeth or Jersey City?

Jersey City, with 302,824 residents in July 2024 against 140,413 for Elizabeth, 2.2 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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