New Jersey
Distance from Jersey City to Newark
Straight-line distance
5.7mi
Jersey City, NJ and Newark, NJ are 5.7 miles (9.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Jersey City, the shortest path starts out heading W (279°).
- kilometers
- 9.2
- nautical miles
- 5.0
- heading from Jersey City
- 279° W
- heading from Newark
- 99° E
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Jersey City is from Newark
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Jersey City and Newark is 5.7 miles, 9.2 km or 5.0 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 5.7 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 5.7
- Kilometers
- 9.2
- Nautical miles
- 5.0
- Bearing from Jersey City
- 278.9° W
- Bearing arriving at Newark
- 278.9°
- Bearing from Newark
- 98.9° E
Halfway between Jersey City and Newark
The great-circle midpoint is at 40.717813, -74.118695 (40°43'4.13"N 74°07'7.30"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Kearny, NJ, with 40,866 residents, 2.4 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 Newark 15 h 06 min; on December 21, 9 h 15 min and 9 h 15 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Newark has 1.0 times the population of Jersey City. From July 2020 to July 2024, Jersey City changed by +3.7% and Newark by +2.1%. Both are in New Jersey.
- 01Jersey City, NJ302,824 (+3.7%)
- 02Newark, NJ317,303 (+2.1%)
Questions people ask
How far is Jersey City from Newark?
5.7 miles, 9.2 km or 5.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Newark from Jersey City?
W. The great-circle path leaves Jersey City on a bearing of 278.9° and arrives at Newark on 278.9°. The return trip starts on 98.9°.
What is halfway between Jersey City and Newark?
The midpoint is at 40.717813, -74.118695. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Kearny, NJ, 2.4 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Jersey City and Newark?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Jersey City or Newark?
Newark, with 317,303 residents in July 2024 against 302,824 for Jersey City, 1.0 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.
- 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.