New Jersey

Distance from Jersey City to Paterson

Straight-line distance

15.0mi

Jersey City, NJ and Paterson, NJ are 15.0 miles (24.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Jersey City, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (340°).

kilometers
24.1
nautical miles
13.0
heading from Jersey City
340° NNW
heading from Paterson
160° SSE
Jersey CityPaterson

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

How far Jersey City is from Paterson

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Jersey City and Paterson is 15.0 miles, 24.1 km or 13.0 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 15.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
15.0
Kilometers
24.1
Nautical miles
13.0
Bearing from Jersey City
340.0° NNW
Bearing arriving at Paterson
339.9°
Bearing from Paterson
159.9° SSE

Halfway between Jersey City and Paterson

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.813110, -74.113725 (40°48'47.20"N 74°06'49.41"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Rutherford, NJ, with 19,214 residents, 0.6 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 Paterson 15 h 07 min; on December 21, 9 h 15 min and 9 h 14 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Jersey City has 1.9 times the population of Paterson. From July 2020 to July 2024, Jersey City changed by +3.7% and Paterson by +0.7%. Both are in New Jersey.

  1. 01Jersey City, NJ302,824 (+3.7%)
  2. 02Paterson, NJ160,463 (+0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Jersey City from Paterson?

15.0 miles, 24.1 km or 13.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Paterson from Jersey City?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Jersey City on a bearing of 340.0° and arrives at Paterson on 339.9°. The return trip starts on 159.9°.

What is halfway between Jersey City and Paterson?

The midpoint is at 40.813110, -74.113725. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Rutherford, NJ, 0.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Jersey City and Paterson?

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

Which is bigger, Jersey City or Paterson?

Jersey City, with 302,824 residents in July 2024 against 160,463 for Paterson, 1.9 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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