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Welcome to Passaic County ...

Time Zone: Passaic County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Paterson is the Seat for Passaic County.

Passaic County was founded in 1837. Passaic was created by taking area from Bergen and Essex Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Passaic had a population of 501,838 people. This is an increase of 0.12% since the last Census (which gave a population of 501,226 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Passaic represented 5.7% of the total population of New Jersey.

Below are some of the communities located in Passaic County:

  • Borough of Woodland Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Woodland Park
    • Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
  • Clifton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
  • Passaic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
    • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
  • Paterson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
    • Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
 

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