Newark, New Jersey

"Brick City" redirects here. For other uses, see Brick City (disambiguation).

Newark
City
Downtown Newark skyline (2016)
Dock Bridge
Branch Brook Park
Airport and seaport
Newark City Hall
Justice sculpture
Essex County Courthouse
Flag of Newark
Flag
Official seal of Newark
Seal
Nickname(s): 
Brick City, The Gateway City, City By The River[1]
Map
Interactive map of Newark
Newark is located in Essex County, New Jersey
Newark
Newark
Location in Essex County
Newark is located in New Jersey
Newark
Newark
Location in New Jersey
Newark is located in the United States
Newark
Newark
Location in the United States
Newark is located in Earth
Newark
Newark
Location on Earth
Coordinates: 40°44′8″N 74°10′20″W / 40.73556°N 74.17222°W / 40.73556; -74.17222[2][3]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyEssex
FoundedReligious colony (1663)
TownshipOctober 31, 1693
CityApril 11, 1836
Named forNewark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
Government
[8]
 • TypeFaulkner Act (mayor–council)
 • BodyMunicipal Council of Newark
 • MayorRas Baraka (D, term ends June 30, 2026)[4][5]
 • AdministratorEric E. Pennington[6]
 • Municipal clerkKecia Daniels (acting)[7]
Area
[9]
 • Total
25.88 sq mi (67.04 km2)
 • Land24.14 sq mi (62.53 km2)
 • Water1.74 sq mi (4.51 km2)  6.72%
 • Rank102nd of 565 in state
1st of 22 in county[2]
Elevation
[10]
13 ft (4 m)
Population
 (2020)[11][12]
 • Total
311,549
 • Estimate 
(2023)[11][13][14]
304,960
 • Rank66th in country (as of 2022)[13]
1st of 565 in state
1st of 22 in county[15]
 • Density12,903.8/sq mi (4,982.2/km2)
  • Rank22nd of 565 in state
4th of 22 in county[15]
DemonymNewarker[16]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes
07101-07108, 07112, 07114[17][18]
Area code(s)862/973, 201, 551, 732, 848, 908[19][20]
FIPS code3401351000[2][21][22]
GNIS feature ID0885317[2][23]
Websitenewarknj.gov

Newark (/ˈnjuːərk/ NEW-ərk,[24] locally: [nʊɹk])[25] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, the county seat of Essex County, and a principal city of the New York metropolitan area.[26][27][28] As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 311,549.[11][12] The Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 304,960 for 2023, making it the 66th-most populous municipality in the nation.[13]

Settled in 1666 by Puritans from New Haven Colony, Newark is one of the oldest cities in the United States. Its location at the mouth of the Passaic River, where it flows into Newark Bay, has made the city's waterfront an integral part of the Port of New York and New Jersey. Port Newark–Elizabeth is the primary container shipping terminal of the busiest seaport on the U.S. East Coast. Newark Liberty International Airport was the first municipal commercial airport in the United States and has become one of the busiest.[29][30][31]

Several companies are headquartered in Newark, including Prudential, PSEG, Panasonic Corporation of North America, Audible.com, IDT Corporation, Manischewitz, and AeroFarms. Higher education institutions in the city include the Newark campus of Rutgers University, which includes law and medical schools and the Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies; University Hospital; the New Jersey Institute of Technology; and Seton Hall University's law school. Newark is a home to numerous governmental offices, largely concentrated at Government Center and the Essex County Government Complex. Cultural venues include the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark Symphony Hall, the Prudential Center, The Newark Museum of Art, and the New Jersey Historical Society. Branch Brook Park is the oldest county park in the United States and is home to the nation's largest collection of cherry blossom trees, numbering over 5,000.

Newark is divided into five political wards (East, West, South, North and Central).[32] The majority of Black residents reside in the South, Central, and West Wards of the city, while the North and East Wards are mostly populated by Latinos.[33] Ras Baraka has served as mayor of Newark since 2014.

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  6. ^ Eric E. Pennington Archived October 7, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, City of Newark. Accessed March 21, 2023.
  7. ^ Office of the City Clerk Archived April 20, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, City of Newark. Accessed March 21, 2023.
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  13. ^ a b c Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 20,000 or More, Ranked by July 1, 2023 Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 Archived June 1, 2024, at the Wayback Machine, United States Census Bureau, released May 2024. Accessed May 30, 2024.
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  15. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021 Archived March 7, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  16. ^ Dickson, Paul. Labels for Locals: What to Call People from Abilene to Zimbabwe, p. 160. HarperCollins, 2006. ISBN 9780060881641. Accessed August 6, 2013.
  17. ^ ZIP codes for Newark, New Jersey Archived June 26, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, United States Postal Service. Accessed February 14, 2012.
  18. ^ Zip Codes Archived June 17, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 18, 2013.
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  21. ^ U.S. Census website Archived December 27, 1996, at the Wayback Machine, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  23. ^ US Board on Geographic Names Archived February 2, 2001, at the Wayback Machine, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  24. ^ Newark – Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary Archived March 25, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Merriam-Webster. Accessed September 10, 2015.
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  26. ^ "US Census Urban Areas". US Census Urban Areas. US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 22, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  27. ^ Table1. New Jersey Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships: 2020 and 2010 Censuses Archived February 13, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  28. ^ New Jersey County Map Archived March 13, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed December 27, 2022.
  29. ^ History of Newark Liberty International Airport Archived June 11, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Accessed February 14, 2012.
  30. ^ Facts & Information Archived May 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Accessed February 14, 2012.
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  32. ^ Neighborhoods and Wards Archived June 12, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, Newark Community Economic Development Corporation. Accessed September 24, 2019.
  33. ^ Astudillo, Carla. "10 maps that show Newark's dramatic change since the riots" Archived April 10, 2024, at the Wayback Machine, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, July 14, 2017. Accessed April 10, 2024. "While Newark’s white population dramatically declined, the city’s black population expanded, especially in the Central, West and South wards.... The other big demographic change is the dramatic increase in the Hispanic population. The percent of Hispanics living in Newark more than doubled from 1970 to 2010. These residents mostly settled in the North and East wards."