Map of West New York, United States

West New York is a city in New Jersey, United States, with a population of about 53,366. It lies at 40.7879°N, 74.0143°W, about 53 m above sea level. West New York is about 333 km (207 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Union City, 1 km to the southwest.

West New York at a glance

Where is West New York?

• 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 West New York

• Union City — 1 km southwest
• Manhattan — 4 km east
• Hoboken — 5 km south
• Fort Lee — 8 km northeast
• New York City — 8 km south
• Jersey City — 9 km southwest
• Hackensack — 11 km north
• Kearny — 11 km west
• Belleville — 11 km west
• Teaneck — 12 km north

Largest cities in New Jersey

• Newark — 281,944
• Jersey City — 264,290
• 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

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.