New Jersey · Census place 3419360

East Newark, New Jersey

East Newark is a borough in Hudson County, New Jersey with an estimated 2,539 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 248th largest of 294 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
2,539
#248 of 294 in New Jersey
Change since 2020
-0.9%
-24 people
Land area
0.1 sq mi
+ 0.02 sq mi water
Density
25,390 / sq mi
State median 4,474
Orange pin: East Newark. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Trenton.

East Newark population, 2020 to 2024

East Newark lost 24 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.9%. In the latest year it moved by +55.

2,56320202,47620212,45020222,48420232,5392024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,579. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

East Newark covers 0.10 square miles of land and 0.02 of water, for 25,390 people per square mile of land. The median New Jersey place of 5,000+ has 4,474, so East Newark is denser than the typical town.

What county East Newark is in

All of East Newark's residents live in Hudson County, which had 736,185 residents in 2024. East Newark holds 0.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in East Newark

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps East Newark by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the borough's land: 07029. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a borough that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where East Newark is

The Census internal point of East Newark is at 40.752000, -74.162200. Trenton, the capital, is 48.2 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Harrison, NJ (22,182 people), 0.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Newark, NJ, 2.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
40.752000, -74.162200
DMS
40°45'7.20"N 74°09'43.92"W
UTM
18N 570724.1E 4511564.9N
Geohash
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Plus code
87G7QR2Q+R4

Daylight in East Newark

At 40.75° N, East Newark gets about 15 h 06 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 15 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 51 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near East Newark

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in New Jersey, measured between internal points. The closest is Harrison, 0.8 miles away, with 22,182 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of East Newark, NJ?

2,539 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 24 (0.9%) from 2,563 in July 2020.

What county is East Newark in?

Hudson County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover East Newark?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 07029.

How far is East Newark from Trenton?

48.2 miles (77.5 km) in a straight line, heading SW from East Newark.

What is the nearest larger city to East Newark?

Harrison, NJ, with 22,182 residents, 0.8 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.