New York to New Jersey

Distance from New York to Newark

Straight-line distance

13.0mi

New York, NY and Newark, NJ are 13.0 miles (20.9 km) apart in a straight line. From New York, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (289°).

kilometers
20.9
nautical miles
11.3
heading from New York
289° WNW
heading from Newark
109° ESE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far New York is from Newark

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of New York and Newark is 13.0 miles, 20.9 km or 11.3 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 13.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
13.0
Kilometers
20.9
Nautical miles
11.3
Bearing from New York
289.2° WNW
Bearing arriving at Newark
289.0°
Bearing from Newark
109.0° ESE

Halfway between New York and Newark

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.693509, -74.055596 (40°41'36.63"N 74°03'20.15"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Jersey City, NJ, with 302,824 residents, 1.3 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, New York gets 15 h 05 min of daylight and Newark 15 h 06 min; on December 21, 9 h 16 min and 9 h 15 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

New York has 26.7 times the population of Newark. From July 2020 to July 2024, New York changed by -3.0% and Newark by +2.1%. The trip crosses from New York into New Jersey.

  1. 01New York, NY8,478,072 (-3.0%)
  2. 02Newark, NJ317,303 (+2.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is New York from Newark?

13.0 miles, 20.9 km or 11.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Newark from New York?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves New York on a bearing of 289.2° and arrives at Newark on 289.0°. The return trip starts on 109.0°.

What is halfway between New York and Newark?

The midpoint is at 40.693509, -74.055596. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Jersey City, NJ, 1.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between New York and Newark?

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

Which is bigger, New York or Newark?

New York, with 8,478,072 residents in July 2024 against 317,303 for Newark, 26.7 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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