Essex County, New Jersey Cities (2025)

40 cities

City
Rank
2025 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Annual Change
Density
Area (mi²)
Type
Newark1305,776310,6450.13%12,66524 City
Newark2301,170310,645-0.63%12,47424 City
East Orange370,79669,3750.88%18,0234 City
East Orange469,67669,3750.09%17,7384 City
Irvington559,74560,915-0.15%20,5033 Township
Bloomfield655,14652,8711.33%10,3335 Township
West Orange747,68148,697-0.2%3,97212 Township
Montclair839,67139,825-0.16%6,3606 Township
Belleville937,34338,073-0.15%11,3303 Township
City of Orange1033,95334,3090.25%15,3432 Township
Livingston1131,08731,2430%2,25514 Township
Nutley1229,45230,038-0.15%8,7343 Township
Maplewood1325,49125,5820.33%6,5804 Township
Millburn1421,77721,633-0.19%2,3339 Township
South Orange Village1518,16218,427-0.13%6,3823 Township
Short Hills1614,76913,7000.73%2,8095 CDP
Verona1714,28614,575-0.13%5,1133 Township
Cedar Grove1813,29913,057-0.08%3,1394 Township
Upper Montclair1912,66011,4390.58%5,3192 CDP
West Caldwell2010,76310,975-0.17%2,1125 Township
Brookdale2110,5809,6040.85%6,6002 CDP
Watsessing229,6507,0947.14%15,5901 CDP
Caldwell238,8048,986-0.17%7,4741 Borough
Caldwell248,7328,986-0.58%7,4131 Borough
Glen Ridge258,0827,7570.81%6,3391 Borough
Fairfield267,9297,837-0.08%78310 Township
Glen Ridge277,9287,757-0.15%6,2181 Borough
North Caldwell286,5546,672-0.15%2,1363 Borough
North Caldwell296,5086,672-0.5%2,1213 Borough
Ampere North306,4555,1457.14%23,2190 CDP
Roseland316,1506,270-0.15%1,7004 Borough
Roseland326,1006,270-0.55%1,6864 Borough
Fairfield335,3825,5290.39%13141 Township
Great Notch345,0224,2777.12%5,0631 CDP
Silver Lake354,4483,9700.32%13,6440 CDP
Pleasantdale363,0772,4667.14%3,8951 CDP
Montclair State University372,1421,2857.1%6,0170 CDP
Essex Fells382,1102,212-0.66%1,4991 Borough
Essex Fells392,0882,212-1.18%1,4831 Borough
Llewellyn Park408513817.18%1,1921 CDP

Essex County Cities Summary

Largest City

Newark is the largest city in Essex County, with a population of 305,776.

Smallest City

Llewellyn Park is the smallest city in Essex County, with a population of 851.

10 Largest Cities

There are 40 cities in Essex County, New Jersey.

Location of Essex County