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Jersey City, New Jersey |
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City |
| City of Jersey City |
 View of Jersey City from Governors Island, Manhattan
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| Nickname(s):
Wall Street West,[1] J.C., Chilltown,[2] Sixth Borough,[3] America's Golden Door[4][5][6][7][8]
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| Motto(s): "Let Jersey Prosper"[9]
"Jersey City, Make It Yours"[10]
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 Location within Hudson County
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Location within New Jersey
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| Coordinates: 40°42′50″N 74°04′16″W / 40.714°N 74.071°W / 40.714; -74.071Coordinates: 40°42′50″N 74°04′16″W / 40.714°N 74.071°W / 40.714; -74.071[11][12]
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| Country |
United States |
| State |
New Jersey |
| County |
Hudson |
| Incorporated |
February 22, 1838 |
| Government [17]
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| • Type |
Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) |
| • Body |
City Council |
| • Mayor |
Steven Fulop(D)[13][14]
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| • Deputy Mayor |
Vacant |
| • Business Administrator |
Brian David Platt[15]
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| • Municipal clerk |
Robert Byrne[16]
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| Area [11]
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| • Total |
21.080 sq mi (54.596 km2) |
| • Land |
14.794 sq mi (38.316 km2) |
| • Water |
6.286 sq mi (16.281 km2) 29.82% |
| Area rank |
133rd of 566 in state
1st of 12 in county[11]
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| Elevation [18]
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20 ft (6 m) |
| Population
(2010 Census)[19][20][21]
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| • Total |
247,597 |
| • Estimate (2018)[22]
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265,549 |
| • Rank |
78th in country (as of 2018)[23]
2nd of 566 in state
1st of 12 in county |
| • Density |
16,736.6/sq mi (6,462.0/km2) |
| • Density rank |
10th of 566 in state
6th of 12 in county |
| Time zone |
UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) |
UTC−4 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP codes |
07097, 07302-07308, 07310-07311[24]
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| Area code(s) |
201[25]
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| FIPS code |
3401736000[11][26][27]
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| GNIS feature ID |
0885264[11][28]
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| Website |
www.jerseycitynj.gov |
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