New Jersey · Census place 3430210

Harrison, New Jersey

Harrison is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey with an estimated 22,182 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 45th largest of 294 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 22,182; #45 of 294 in New Jersey
Change since 2020: +13.9%; +2,700 people
Land area: 1.2 sq mi; + 0.12 sq mi water
Density: 18,332 / sq mi; State median 4,474

Orange pin: Harrison. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Trenton.

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Harrison population, 2020 to 2024

Harrison added 2,700 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +13.9%. In the latest year it moved by +1,195. Among 194 New Jersey places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 5th; the median place changed by +1.8%. The median place of 5,000+ in New Jersey has 11,231 people, so Harrison is 2.0 times that size.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 19,460. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Harrison covers 1.21 square miles of land and 0.12 of water, for 18,332 people per square mile of land. The median New Jersey place of 5,000+ has 4,474, so Harrison is denser than the typical town.

What county Harrison is in

All of Harrison's residents live in Hudson County, which had 736,185 residents in 2024. Harrison holds 3.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Harrison

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Harrison by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town'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 town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Harrison is

The Census internal point of Harrison is at 40.743000, -74.152900. Trenton, the capital, is 48.0 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Newark, NJ (317,303 people), 1.7 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 40.743000, -74.152900
DMS: 40°44'34.80"N 74°09'10.44"W
UTM: 18N 571518.8E 4510573.3N
Geohash: dr5rb9590
Plus code: 87G7PRVW+6R

Daylight in Harrison

At 40.74° N, Harrison 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 Harrison

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in New Jersey, measured between internal points. The closest is East Newark, 0.8 miles away, with 2,539 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Harrison, NJ?

22,182 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 2,700 (13.9%) from 19,482 in July 2020.

What county is Harrison in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Harrison?

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

How far is Harrison from Trenton?

48.0 miles (77.3 km) in a straight line, heading SW from Harrison.

What is the nearest larger city to Harrison?

Newark, NJ, with 317,303 residents, 1.7 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.

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