New Jersey · Census place 3436000
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey with an estimated 302,824 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 2nd largest of 294 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 302,824
- #2 of 294 in New Jersey
- Change since 2020
- +3.7%
- +10,864 people
- Land area
- 14.8 sq mi
- + 6.29 sq mi water
- Density
- 20,530 / sq mi
- State median 4,474
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Jersey City population, 2020 to 2024
Jersey City added 10,864 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +3.7%. In the latest year it moved by +4,609. Among 194 New Jersey places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 36th; the median place changed by +1.8%. The median place of 5,000+ in New Jersey has 11,231 people, so Jersey City is 27.0 times that size.
Jersey City covers 14.75 square miles of land and 6.29 of water, for 20,530 people per square mile of land. The median New Jersey place of 5,000+ has 4,474, so Jersey City is denser than the typical town.
What county Jersey City is in
All of Jersey City's residents live in Hudson County, which had 736,185 residents in 2024. Jersey City holds 41.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Jersey City
7 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Jersey City by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 07302, 07304, 07305, 07306, 07307, 07310, 07311. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Jersey City is
The Census internal point of Jersey City is at 40.711400, -74.064800. Trenton, the capital, is 49.7 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Newark, NJ (317,303 people), 5.7 miles away. The ground at the internal point is about 9 m (30 ft) above sea level.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 40.711400, -74.064800
- DMS
- 40°42'41.04"N 74°03'53.28"W
- UTM
- 18N 578994.3E 4507141.0N
- Geohash
- dr5rde79j
- Plus code
- 87G7PW6P+H3
- Time zone
- America/New_York
Daylight in Jersey City
At 40.71° N, Jersey City 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 50 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026. Month-by-month sunrise and sunset times are on the Jersey City daylight page.
Places near Jersey City
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in New Jersey, measured between internal points. The closest is Hoboken, 3.0 miles away, with 59,149 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Jersey City, NJ?
302,824 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 10,864 (3.7%) from 291,960 in July 2020.
What county is Jersey City in?
Hudson County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Jersey City?
7 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 07302, 07304, 07305, 07306, 07307, 07310, 07311.
How far is Jersey City from Trenton?
49.7 miles (80.0 km) in a straight line, heading SW from Jersey City.
What is the nearest larger city to Jersey City?
Newark, NJ, with 317,303 residents, 5.7 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.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
- 05Open-Meteo forecast API (time zone and Copernicus GLO-90 elevation) (last verified 2026-09-30)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.