Map of Edison, United States

Edison is a city in New Jersey, United States, with a population of about 102,548. It lies at 40.5187°N, 74.4121°W, about 27 m above sea level. Edison is about 288 km (179 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is New Brunswick, 5 km to the southwest.

Edison at a glance

Where is Edison?

• The 5th largest city in New Jersey on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 16 min on the shortest day to 15 h 04 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Edison

• New Brunswick — 5 km southwest
• Sayreville — 8 km southeast
• East Brunswick — 10 km south
• Perth Amboy — 12 km east
• Plainfield — 13 km north
• Linden — 18 km northeast
• Hillsborough — 19 km west
• Bridgewater — 22 km northwest
• Elizabeth — 23 km northeast
• Staten Island — 24 km east

Largest cities in New Jersey

• Newark — 281,944
• Jersey City — 264,290
• Paterson — 147,754
• Elizabeth — 129,007
• Trenton — 89,620
• Toms River — 88,791
• Clifton — 86,334
• Camden — 76,119
• Passaic — 71,085
• Cherry Hill — 70,475

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.