Map of Union, United States
Union is a city in New Jersey, United States, with a population of about 56,771. It lies at 40.6976°N, 74.2632°W, about 30 m above sea level. Union is about 310 km (193 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Elizabeth, 6 km to the southeast.
Union at a glance
Country
Region
New Jersey
Population
56,771GeoNames
Coordinates
40.6976, -74.263240°41′51″N 74°15′48″W
Time zone
America/New_YorkUTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
30 m (98 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
310 km (193 mi)
Where is Union?
- The 19th 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 Union
- Elizabeth — 6 km southeast
- Orange — 9 km north
- Linden — 9 km south
- Newark — 9 km northeast
- East Orange — 9 km northeast
- Kearny — 13 km northeast
- Bayonne — 13 km east
- Bloomfield — 14 km northeast
- Plainfield — 14 km southwest
- Belleville — 14 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.