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Passaic County, New Jersey

Passaic County, New Jersey, has 531,624 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Paterson. It uses Eastern Time and covers 186 sq mi (482 km²) of land.

NewarkJersey CityPaterson
Passaic County in New Jersey
Bergen CountyMorris CountySussex CountyRockland CountyPatersonCliftonHawthorne
Passaic County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
531,624
Land area
186 sq mi (482 km²)
County seat or government
Paterson
Time zone
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
Median household income
$87,522 ± $2,333
Median home value
$459,500 ± $3,736
Median rent, with utilities
$1,621 ± $17
Homes lived in by their owners
53.1% ± 0.8 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro areaCentral county
Water area
12.4 sq mi (32 km²)
State
New Jersey
County code (FIPS)
34031
Coordinates (central point)
41.036655, -74.299408
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Passaic County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Eastern TimeAmerica/New_YorkUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 0705570,002 people
  2. 0747054,112 people
  3. 0701138,587 people
  4. 0750135,481 people
  5. 0701330,811 people
  6. 0711029,980 people
  7. 0742428,085 people
  8. 0750823,762 people
  9. 0752223,040 people
  10. 0751420,647 people
  11. 0750619,628 people
  12. 0750319,170 people
All 33
  1. 0750217,158 people
  2. 0748014,966 people
  3. 0701214,653 people
  4. 0752413,808 people
  5. 0700913,535 people
  6. 0704313,256 people
  7. 0750413,123 people
  8. 0743612,740 people
  9. 0745611,657 people
  10. 0751311,576 people
  11. 0743811,160 people
  12. 0744211,047 people
  13. 0751210,959 people
  14. 074037,685 people
  15. 074216,977 people
  16. 074655,921 people
  17. 074205,316 people
  18. 070144,975 people
  19. 075054,691 people
  20. 074603,181 people
  21. 074352,703 people

33 ZIP Code areas overlap Passaic County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

Passaic County government website ↗ is the next stop for county offices, tax, voting, jury and records information. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Townships in Passaic County, largest first

  1. Wayne Township53,756 people
  2. West Milford Township24,705 people
  3. Little Falls Township14,790 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in New Jersey, by county

School districts in Passaic County, largest first

  1. Paterson City School District158,735 people
  2. Clifton City School District89,379 people
  3. Passaic City School District70,002 people
  4. Wayne Township School District53,756 people
  5. Passaic Valley Regional School District39,104 people
  6. West Milford Township School District24,705 people
  7. Passaic County Manchester Regional School District24,077 people
  8. Lakeland Regional School District22,863 people
  9. Hawthorne Borough School District19,628 people
  10. Little Falls Township School District14,790 people
  11. Woodland Park Borough School District13,355 people
  12. Ringwood Borough School District11,657 people
All 19
  1. Wanaque Borough School District11,206 people
  2. Pompton Lakes Borough School District11,047 people
  3. Totowa Borough School District10,959 people
  4. Haledon Borough School District8,980 people
  5. North Haledon Borough School District8,778 people
  6. Bloomingdale Borough School District7,716 people
  7. Prospect Park Borough School District6,319 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Passaic County, largest first

  1. Ramapough State Designated Tribal Statistical Area816 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Paterson, New Jersey (city)158,735 people
  2. Clifton, New Jersey (city)89,379 people
  3. Passaic, New Jersey (city)70,002 people
  4. Hawthorne, New Jersey (borough)19,628 people
  5. Preakness, New Jersey (CDP)18,520 people
  6. Woodland Park, New Jersey (borough)13,355 people
  7. Ringwood, New Jersey (borough)11,657 people
  8. Wanaque, New Jersey (borough)11,206 people
  9. Pompton Lakes, New Jersey (borough)11,047 people
  10. Totowa, New Jersey (borough)10,959 people
  11. Oak Ridge, New Jersey (CDP)10,954 people
  12. Haledon, New Jersey (borough)8,980 people
All 25
  1. North Haledon, New Jersey (borough)8,778 people
  2. Bloomingdale, New Jersey (borough)7,716 people
  3. Packanack Lake, New Jersey (CDP)6,321 people
  4. Prospect Park, New Jersey (borough)6,319 people
  5. Singac, New Jersey (CDP)4,207 people
  6. Great Notch, New Jersey (CDP)4,008 people
  7. Upper Greenwood Lake, New Jersey (CDP)3,319 people
  8. Pines Lake, New Jersey (CDP)2,882 people
  9. Montclair State University, New Jersey (CDP)2,853 people
  10. Hewitt, New Jersey (CDP)2,417 people
  11. Macopin, New Jersey (CDP)2,170 people
  12. Newfoundland, New Jersey (CDP)1,361 people
  13. William Paterson University of New Jersey, New Jersey (CDP)1,133 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Bergen County, New Jersey13 mi southeast
  2. Rockland County, New York16 mi northeast
  3. Essex County, New Jersey17 mi south
  4. Morris County, New Jersey18 mi southwest
  5. Sussex County, New Jersey22 mi west
  6. Orange County, New York25 mi north

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Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.