City profile · United States · North America
Newark
City population
281,944
#78
in United States
#1
in New Jersey
#2,030
worldwide
40.736, -74.172 · 319 km from Washington
About Newark
Newark is a city in New Jersey, United States with a population of 281,944. It is the 78th largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 2,030th largest worldwide. It lies 319 km from Washington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 126
Elevation
9 m
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
40.736, -74.172
Record updated
2019-09-05
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.
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