Map of Jersey City, United States

Jersey City is a city in New Jersey, United States, with a population of about 264,290. It lies at 40.7282°N, 74.0776°W, about 9 m above sea level. Jersey City is about 325 km (202 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Hoboken, 4 km to the northeast.

Jersey City at a glance

Where is Jersey City?

• The 2nd largest city in New Jersey on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 15 min on the shortest day to 15 h 06 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Jersey City

• Hoboken — 4 km northeast
• New York City — 6 km east
• Kearny — 7 km northwest
• Bayonne — 7 km southwest
• Union City — 7 km northeast
• Newark — 8 km west
• West New York — 9 km northeast
• Belleville — 10 km northwest
• Manhattan — 11 km northeast
• East Orange — 12 km west

Largest cities in New Jersey

• Newark — 281,944
• Paterson — 147,754
• Elizabeth — 129,007
• Edison — 102,548
• 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.