New Jersey · Census place 3452620
North Caldwell, New Jersey
North Caldwell is a borough in Essex County, New Jersey with an estimated 6,769 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 165th largest of 294 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 6,769
- #165 of 294 in New Jersey
- Change since 2020
- +1.7%
- +116 people
- Land area
- 3.1 sq mi
- Density
- 2,205 / sq mi
- State median 4,474
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North Caldwell population, 2020 to 2024
North Caldwell added 116 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.7%. In the latest year it moved by +103. Among 194 New Jersey places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 105th; the median place changed by +1.8%. The median place of 5,000+ in New Jersey has 11,231 people, so North Caldwell is 60% of it.
North Caldwell covers 3.07 square miles of land, for 2,205 people per square mile of land. The median New Jersey place of 5,000+ has 4,474, so North Caldwell is less dense than the typical town.
What county North Caldwell is in
All of North Caldwell's residents live in Essex County, which had 881,527 residents in 2024. North Caldwell holds 0.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in North Caldwell
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps North Caldwell by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the borough's land: 07006. 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 North Caldwell is
The Census internal point of North Caldwell is at 40.864500, -74.260000. Trenton, the capital, is 51.5 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Caldwell, NJ (9,326 people), 2.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Paterson, NJ, 6.2 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 40.864500, -74.260000
- DMS
- 40°51'52.20"N 74°15'36.00"W
- UTM
- 18N 562362.7E 4523979.0N
- Geohash
- dr70qpjsb
- Plus code
- 87G7VP7R+Q2
Daylight in North Caldwell
At 40.86° N, North Caldwell gets about 15 h 07 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 14 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 52 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near North Caldwell
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in New Jersey, measured between internal points. The closest is Caldwell, 2.0 miles away, with 9,326 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of North Caldwell, NJ?
6,769 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 116 (1.7%) from 6,653 in July 2020.
What county is North Caldwell in?
Essex County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover North Caldwell?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 07006.
How far is North Caldwell from Trenton?
51.5 miles (82.9 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from North Caldwell.
What is the nearest larger city to North Caldwell?
Caldwell, NJ, with 9,326 residents, 2.0 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)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.