Map of Clifton, United States
Clifton is a city in New Jersey, United States, with a population of about 86,334. It lies at 40.8584°N, 74.1638°W, about 57 m above sea level. Clifton is about 328 km (204 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Passaic, 3 km to the east.
Clifton at a glance
Country
Region
New Jersey
Population
86,334GeoNames
Coordinates
40.8584, -74.163840°51′30″N 74°09′50″W
Time zone
America/New_YorkUTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Elevation
57 m (187 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
328 km (204 mi)
Where is Clifton?
- The 8th 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 Clifton
- Passaic — 3 km east
- Montclair — 5 km southwest
- Bloomfield — 6 km south
- Paterson — 7 km north
- Belleville — 7 km south
- Fair Lawn — 9 km north
- Kearny — 10 km south
- Hackensack — 11 km east
- East Orange — 11 km south
- Orange — 11 km southwest
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
- 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.