New Jersey to New York

Distance from Jersey City to New York

Straight-line distance

7.4mi

Jersey City, NJ and New York, NY are 7.4 miles (11.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Jersey City, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (117°).

kilometers
11.9
nautical miles
6.4
heading from Jersey City
117° ESE
heading from New York
297° WNW
Jersey CityNew York

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

How far Jersey City is from New York

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Jersey City and New York is 7.4 miles, 11.9 km or 6.4 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
11.9
Nautical miles
6.4
Bearing from Jersey City
116.9° ESE
Bearing arriving at New York
117.0°
Bearing from New York
297.0° WNW

Halfway between Jersey City and New York

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.687067, -74.001727 (40°41'13.44"N 74°00'6.22"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Jersey City, NJ, with 302,824 residents, 3.7 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, Jersey City gets 15 h 06 min of daylight and New York 15 h 05 min; on December 21, 9 h 15 min and 9 h 16 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

New York has 28.0 times the population of Jersey City. From July 2020 to July 2024, Jersey City changed by +3.7% and New York by -3.0%. The trip crosses from New Jersey into New York.

  1. 01Jersey City, NJ302,824 (+3.7%)
  2. 02New York, NY8,478,072 (-3.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Jersey City from New York?

7.4 miles, 11.9 km or 6.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is New York from Jersey City?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Jersey City on a bearing of 116.9° and arrives at New York on 117.0°. The return trip starts on 297.0°.

What is halfway between Jersey City and New York?

The midpoint is at 40.687067, -74.001727. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Jersey City, NJ, 3.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Jersey City and New York?

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

Which is bigger, Jersey City or New York?

New York, with 8,478,072 residents in July 2024 against 302,824 for Jersey City, 28.0 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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