New Jersey to Connecticut

Distance from Jersey City to Stamford

Straight-line distance

37.2mi

Jersey City, NJ and Stamford, CT are 37.2 miles (59.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Jersey City, the shortest path starts out heading NE (47°).

kilometers
59.8
nautical miles
32.3
heading from Jersey City
47° NE
heading from Stamford
227° SW
Jersey CityStamford

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

How far Jersey City is from Stamford

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Jersey City and Stamford is 37.2 miles, 59.8 km or 32.3 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 37.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
37.2
Kilometers
59.8
Nautical miles
32.3
Bearing from Jersey City
46.6° NE
Bearing arriving at Stamford
47.0°
Bearing from Stamford
227.0° SW

Halfway between Jersey City and Stamford

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.895790, -73.806172 (40°53'44.85"N 73°48'22.22"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Pelham Manor, NY, with 5,613 residents, 0.2 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 Stamford 15 h 08 min; on December 21, 9 h 15 min and 9 h 13 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 Stamford. From July 2020 to July 2024, Jersey City changed by +3.7% and Stamford by +2.7%. The trip crosses from New Jersey into Connecticut.

  1. 01Jersey City, NJ302,824 (+3.7%)
  2. 02Stamford, CT139,134 (+2.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Jersey City from Stamford?

37.2 miles, 59.8 km or 32.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Stamford from Jersey City?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Jersey City on a bearing of 46.6° and arrives at Stamford on 47.0°. The return trip starts on 227.0°.

What is halfway between Jersey City and Stamford?

The midpoint is at 40.895790, -73.806172. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Pelham Manor, NY, 0.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Jersey City and Stamford?

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

Which is bigger, Jersey City or Stamford?

Jersey City, with 302,824 residents in July 2024 against 139,134 for Stamford, 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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