Map of Newark, New Jersey, United States

Newark is a city in New Jersey, United States, with a population of about 281,944. It lies at 40.7357°N, 74.1724°W, about 9 m above sea level. Newark is about 319 km (198 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kearny, 4 km to the northeast.

Newark at a glance

Where is Newark?

• The largest city in New Jersey on this site.
• 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 Newark

• Kearny — 4 km northeast
• East Orange — 4 km northwest
• Orange — 6 km northwest
• Belleville — 7 km north
• Bloomfield — 8 km north
• Jersey City — 8 km east
• Elizabeth — 9 km south
• Union — 9 km southwest
• Bayonne — 9 km southeast
• Montclair — 11 km north

Largest cities in New Jersey

• 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
• 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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Other places named Newark

• Newark — Ohio, United States
• Newark — California, United States
• Newark — Delaware, United States

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.