Elizabeth, New Jersey

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is New York (NY). It is located about 13 miles [20 km] to the east of Elizabeth and has a population of 8,008,278 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Hempstead (NY). It is located about 30 miles [48 km] to the east of Elizabeth and has a population of 755,924 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Norwalk (CT)	NE	50 mi [80.5 km]	83,185	0.28% increase
	Norwalk (CT)	NE	50 mi [80.5 km]	83,185	0.28% increase
	Stamford (CT)	NE	44 mi [70.8 km]	119,303	1.9% increase
	Stamford (CT)	NE	44 mi [70.8 km]	119,303	1.9% increase
	Jersey City	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	241,114	0.44% increase
	Newark	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	278,980	1.99% increase
	Paterson	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	145,643	2.4% decrease
	Trenton	SW	42 mi [67.6 km]	82,883	2.95% decrease
	Babylon (NY)	E	44 mi [70.8 km]	219,761	3.76% increase
	Greenburgh (NY)	NE	31 mi [49.89 km]	89,840	3.55% increase
	Huntington (NY)	E	45 mi [72.4 km]	201,594	3.23% increase
	North Hempstead (NY)	E	28 mi [45.06 km]	226,457	1.73% increase
	Oyster Bay (NY)	E	36 mi [57.9 km]	301,474	2.57% increase
	Ramapo (NY)	N	32 mi [51.5 km]	115,096	5.68% increase
	Yonkers (NY)	NE	25 mi [40.23 km]	201,588	2.81% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bayonne	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	57,448	7.11% decrease
	Clark	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Cranford	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	East Orange	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	65,390	6.35% decrease
	Harrison	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	15,201	5.39% increase
	Hillside	NW	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Irvington	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Linden	SW	3 mi [4.83 km]	39,162	0.59% decrease
	Maplewood	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Park Village	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Rahway	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	28,624	8.02% increase
	Union	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Bloomfield (NY)	S	3 mi [4.83 km]	1,343	6% increase
	Heartland Village (NY)	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Port Richmond (NY)	SE	3 mi [4.83 km]	---

Union County

Elizabeth is located in Union County and is the county seat.

Below are counties that are near Elizabeth (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Elizabeth:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Elizabeth
	Fairfield County (CT)	NE	Byram (CT)	36 miles [57 km]
	Bergen County	NE	Kingsland	10 miles [16 km]
	Essex County	N	Newark	4 miles [6 km]
	Hudson County	SE	Bergen Point	3 miles [4 km]
	Hunterdon County	W	Pottersville	27 miles [43 km]
	Mercer County	SW	Twin Rivers	31 miles [49 km]
	Middlesex County	SW	West Carteret	5 miles [8 km]
	Monmouth County	S	Cliffwood Beach	15 miles [24 km]
	Morris County	W	Floral Hill	11 miles [17 km]
	Ocean County	S	Harmony	35 miles [56 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for New Jersey<3>

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