Cities Within 50 Miles of Jersey City, NJ: ZIP Codes & Service Area
Within 50 miles of Jersey City, NJ there are 356 cities and towns that have a page on this site, and 618 places in total in our data. Around Jersey City the count grows from 28 within 10 miles to 182 within 25 miles and 590 within 100 miles. The places inside the 25-mile circle use 605 ZIP codes. Use this page to define a service area, plan a delivery radius or understand the region around Jersey City.
How many places are near Jersey City?
| Within 10 miles | 28 |
|---|---|
| Within 25 miles | 182 |
| Within 50 miles | 356 |
| Within 100 miles | 590 |
| All places within 50 miles | 618 |
| Combined place estimates within 50 miles | 34,397,040 |
| ZIP codes within 25 miles | 605 |
Counts include only places with at least 5,000 residents in our data for the city numbers, and every listed community for the total. Combined place estimates add up dataset figures, so places that share ZIP code areas can overlap, and the sum can overstate the true population of the circle.
Which cities are within 50 miles of Jersey City?
The 40 closest places are listed with their distance and direction from Jersey City. The nearest is Hoboken, NJ, 2.9 miles away. Distances are straight-line miles between place centers.
| Place | Distance | Direction | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoboken, NJ | 2.9 mi | Northeast | 52,677 |
| Kearny, NJ | 3.7 mi | Northwest | 41,058 |
| Union City, NJ | 4.0 mi | Northeast | 67,982 |
| Bayonne, NJ | 4.2 mi | Southwest | 64,897 |
| Secaucus, NJ | 4.5 mi | North | 21,893 |
| Harrison, NJ | 4.8 mi | Northwest | 20,061 |
| Newark, NJ | 5.5 mi | West | 282,011 |
| West New York, NJ | 5.7 mi | Northeast | 52,723 |
| North Arlington, NJ | 5.8 mi | Northwest | 15,683 |
| Guttenberg, NJ | 6.2 mi | Northeast | 11,121 |
| Manhattan, NY, NY | 7.1 mi | Northeast | 1,628,706 |
| East Rutherford, NJ | 7.1 mi | North | 9,687 |
| Elizabeth, NJ | 7.3 mi | Southwest | 129,216 |
| Rutherford, NJ | 7.5 mi | North | 18,303 |
| Carlstadt, NJ | 7.5 mi | North | 6,132 |
| New York, NY, NY | 7.7 mi | East | 18,713,220 |
| Brooklyn, NY, NY | 7.7 mi | Southeast | 2,559,903 |
| Fairview, NJ | 7.9 mi | Northeast | 14,189 |
| East Orange, NJ | 8.2 mi | Northwest | 64,367 |
| Ridgefield, NJ | 8.4 mi | North | 11,171 |
| Cliffside Park, NJ | 8.4 mi | Northeast | 26,133 |
| Edgewater, NJ | 8.9 mi | Northeast | 13,364 |
| Little Ferry, NJ | 9.1 mi | North | 10,739 |
| Wood-Ridge, NJ | 9.4 mi | North | 9,294 |
| Glen Ridge, NJ | 9.4 mi | Northwest | 7,574 |
| Wallington, NJ | 9.7 mi | North | 11,495 |
| Palisades Park, NJ | 9.8 mi | North | 20,715 |
| Ridgefield Park, NJ | 9.9 mi | North | 12,901 |
| Brookdale, NJ | 10.1 mi | Northwest | 9,801 |
| Hasbrouck Heights, NJ | 10.1 mi | North | 11,992 |
| Staten Island, NY, NY | 10.1 mi | Southwest | 476,143 |
| Passaic, NJ | 10.3 mi | North | 69,703 |
| Fort Lee, NJ | 10.6 mi | Northeast | 38,605 |
| Linden, NJ | 10.9 mi | Southwest | 42,361 |
| Roselle, NJ | 11.0 mi | Southwest | 21,811 |
| Roselle Park, NJ | 11.0 mi | West | 13,588 |
| Leonia, NJ | 11.0 mi | North | 9,035 |
| Bogota, NJ | 11.2 mi | North | 8,335 |
| Clifton, NJ | 11.2 mi | Northwest | 85,052 |
| Upper Montclair, NJ | 11.2 mi | Northwest | 11,589 |
What is the biggest place near Jersey City?
The largest place inside the 50-mile circle is New York, NY with an estimated 18,713,220 people, and the densest is Manhattan, NY at about 71,341 per square mile. The state capital, Trenton, NJ, is 50 miles from Jersey City. Smaller communities inside the circle often depend on the larger centers for work, healthcare and shopping, so the circle gives a rough picture of the region that Jersey City anchors.
Which states and time zones does a 50-mile circle around Jersey City reach?
The circle touches 3 states: New Jersey (312 places), New York (294 places), Connecticut (12 places). All places in the circle share one time zone, Eastern time. A service area that crosses a state line may also change tax rules, licensing and permit requirements, which are decided locally.
Which ZIP codes are within 25 miles of Jersey City?
The places inside a 25-mile circle use 605 ZIP codes in our data: 07001, 07002, 07003, 07005, 07006, 07008, 07010, 07011, 07012, 07013, 07014, 07015, 07017, 07018, 07019, 07020, 07021, 07022, 07023, 07024, 07026, 07027, 07028, 07029, 07030, 07031, 07032, 07033, 07035, 07036, 07043, 07046, 07055, 07057, 07060, 07061, 07062, 07063, 07064, 07065, 07067, 07068, 07069, 07070, 07072, 07073, 07074, 07075, 07077, 07078, 07080, 07087, 07090, 07092, 07093, 07094, 07095, 07096, 07097, 07099 and 545 more. ZIP codes are delivery areas, not circles, so a code can reach slightly beyond the radius. See how ZIP codes work before you build a mailing or delivery list from them.
How can you use a radius around Jersey City?
- Define a service area for a business, and list the towns inside it.
- Estimate a commute or delivery range, remembering that road distance is 10 to 30 percent longer.
- Find nearby cities to compare for housing, work or schools.
- Check whether a job or customer is inside or outside your coverage.
For any other radius or starting city, use the radius search tool, which lets you pick 5 to 200 miles and download the list. The page for Jersey City has its ZIP codes, county and distances to major hubs.
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