Map of Hillsborough, United States
Hillsborough is a city in New Jersey, United States, with a population of about 38,303. It lies at 40.4776°N, 74.6268°W, about 26 m above sea level. Hillsborough is about 271 km (168 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Bridgewater, 14 km to the north.
Hillsborough at a glance
Country
Region
New Jersey
Population
38,303GeoNames
Coordinates
40.4776, -74.626840°28′39″N 74°37′37″W
Time zone
America/New_YorkUTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
26 m (85 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
271 km (168 mi)
Where is Hillsborough?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 17 min on the shortest day to 15 h 04 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Hillsborough
- Bridgewater — 14 km north
- New Brunswick — 15 km east
- East Brunswick — 19 km east
- Edison — 19 km east
- Sayreville — 23 km east
- Plainfield — 25 km northeast
- Ewing — 27 km southwest
- Trenton — 31 km south
- Perth Amboy — 31 km east
- Linden — 36 km northeast
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.