U.S. PLACE PROFILE
Paterson, NJ
Paterson is a City in Passaic County, New Jersey. The loaded 2025 population estimate is 161,793.
Published locationNew Jersey
Population estimate161,7932025 loaded Census estimate
CountyPassaic CountyPrimary loaded county
Place typeCityCensus place classification
Coordinates40.91477, -74.16283Census representative point
EXPLORE FROM PATERSON
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Closest published places
Nearest qualifying Census places by straight-line distance.
Prospect Park, NJ1.9 miles · N
Haledon, NJ2.1 miles · NW
Elmwood Park, NJ2.4 miles · E
Woodland Park, NJ2.4 miles · SW
Fair Lawn, NJ2.8 miles · NE→Hawthorne, NJ2.9 miles · N
County coverage
Some incorporated places cross county lines. These county-part values come from the loaded Census county-place-part population layer.
| County | 2025 population in this place part |
|---|---|
| Passaic County | 161,793 |
DATA COVERAGE
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PRIMARY GEOGRAPHIC SOURCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Place identity, coordinates and geographic identifiers are tied to the loaded Census source record for this location.