Map of Perth Amboy, United States
Perth Amboy is a city in New Jersey, United States, with a population of about 52,682. It lies at 40.5068°N, 74.2654°W, about 17 m above sea level. Perth Amboy is about 297 km (185 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Sayreville, 10 km to the southwest.
Perth Amboy at a glance
Country
Region
New Jersey
Population
52,682GeoNames
Coordinates
40.5068, -74.265440°30′24″N 74°15′56″W
Time zone
America/New_YorkUTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
297 km (185 mi)
Where is Perth Amboy?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 16 min on the shortest day to 15 h 04 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Perth Amboy
- Sayreville — 10 km southwest
- Staten Island — 12 km northeast
- Edison — 12 km west
- Linden — 13 km north
- East Brunswick — 15 km southwest
- New Brunswick — 16 km west
- Middletown — 18 km southeast
- Elizabeth — 18 km north
- Plainfield — 19 km northwest
- Union — 21 km north
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.