Map of Paterson, United States
Paterson is a city in New Jersey, United States, with a population of about 147,754. It lies at 40.9168°N, 74.1718°W, about 26 m above sea level. Paterson is about 332 km (206 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Fair Lawn, 4 km to the northeast.
Paterson at a glance
Country
Region
New Jersey
Population
147,754GeoNames
Coordinates
40.9168, -74.171840°55′00″N 74°10′19″W
Time zone
America/New_YorkUTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Elevation
26 m (85 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
332 km (206 mi)
Where is Paterson?
- The 3rd largest city in New Jersey on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 14 min on the shortest day to 15 h 07 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Paterson
- Fair Lawn — 4 km northeast
- Clifton — 7 km south
- Passaic — 8 km southeast
- Wayne — 9 km west
- Montclair — 11 km south
- Hackensack — 11 km east
- Bloomfield — 12 km south
- Teaneck — 13 km east
- Belleville — 14 km south
- Kearny — 17 km south
Largest cities in New Jersey
- Newark — 281,944
- Jersey City — 264,290
- 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.