New Jersey to New York

Distance from Jersey City to Yonkers

Straight-line distance

19.2mi

Jersey City, NJ and Yonkers, NY are 19.2 miles (30.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Jersey City, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (32°).

kilometers
30.9
nautical miles
16.7
heading from Jersey City
32° NNE
heading from Yonkers
213° SSW
Jersey CityYonkers

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

How far Jersey City is from Yonkers

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Jersey City and Yonkers is 19.2 miles, 30.9 km or 16.7 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 19.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
19.2
Kilometers
30.9
Nautical miles
16.7
Bearing from Jersey City
32.4° NNE
Bearing arriving at Yonkers
32.6°
Bearing from Yonkers
212.6° SSW

Halfway between Jersey City and Yonkers

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.828692, -73.966275 (40°49'43.29"N 73°57'58.59"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Edgewater, NJ, with 15,116 residents, 0.5 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 Yonkers 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 1.4 times the population of Yonkers. From July 2020 to July 2024, Jersey City changed by +3.7% and Yonkers by +0.0%. The trip crosses from New Jersey into New York.

  1. 01Jersey City, NJ302,824 (+3.7%)
  2. 02Yonkers, NY211,040 (+0.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Jersey City from Yonkers?

19.2 miles, 30.9 km or 16.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Yonkers from Jersey City?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Jersey City on a bearing of 32.4° and arrives at Yonkers on 32.6°. The return trip starts on 212.6°.

What is halfway between Jersey City and Yonkers?

The midpoint is at 40.828692, -73.966275. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Edgewater, NJ, 0.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Jersey City and Yonkers?

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

Which is bigger, Jersey City or Yonkers?

Jersey City, with 302,824 residents in July 2024 against 211,040 for Yonkers, 1.4 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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