Passaic County, New Jersey
County seat: Paterson · Population 531,624 (2025) · 186 sq mi
Passaic County is the 9th most populous of New Jersey's 21 counties, with 531,624 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Paterson. The map shows its 13 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Passaic County facts
- County seat
- Paterson
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 531,624 +1.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 186 sq mi 18th largest of 21
- Water area
- 12 sq mi
- Population density
- 2,856 per sq mi
- Established
- 1837
- Largest city
- Paterson 161,793
- Median household income
- $87,522
- Cities and towns
- 13 plus 12 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 33
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 34031
Cities and towns in Passaic County
Passaic County has 13 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Passaic County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paterson (county seat) | City | 161,793 | |
| Clifton | City | 91,127 | |
| Passaic | City | 71,337 | |
| Hawthorne | Borough | 20,169 | |
| Woodland Park | Borough | 13,623 | |
| Ringwood | Borough | 11,853 | |
| Wanaque | Borough | 11,418 | |
| Pompton Lakes | Borough | 11,246 | |
| Totowa | Borough | 11,166 | |
| Haledon | Borough | 9,125 | |
| North Haledon | Borough | 9,089 | |
| Bloomingdale | Borough | 7,853 | |
| Prospect Park | Borough | 6,450 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Preakness | 18,520 | |
| Packanack Lake | 6,321 | |
| Singac | 4,207 | |
| Great Notch | 4,008 | |
| Upper Greenwood Lake | 3,291 | Sussex County |
| Pines Lake | 2,882 | |
| Montclair State University | 2,602 | Essex County |
| Hewitt | 2,417 | |
| Macopin | 2,170 | |
| Newfoundland | 1,361 | |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey | 1,133 | |
| Oak Ridge | 1,008 | Morris County |
ZIP codes in Passaic County
33 ZIP codes reach into Passaic County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 07009 also Essex County
- 07011
- 07012
- 07013
- 07014
- 07043 also Essex County
- 07055
- 07110 also Essex County
- 07403
- 07420
- 07421 also Sussex County
- 07424
- 07435 also Morris County
- 07436 also Bergen County
- 07438 also Morris County
- 07442
- 07456
- 07460 also Sussex and Morris counties
- 07465
- 07470
- 07480
- 07501
- 07502
- 07503
- 07504
- 07505
- 07506
- 07508
- 07512
- 07513
- 07514
- 07522
- 07524
Population of Passaic County, 2020–2025
Passaic County grew by 6,552 people (+1.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 10,828 more births than deaths and a net loss of 4,471 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 523,156 |
| 2021 | 518,136 |
| 2022 | 516,941 |
| 2023 | 524,011 |
| 2024 | 531,117 |
| 2025 | 531,624 |
Neighboring counties
- Morris County southwest · 524,251 people
- Bergen County southeast · 977,026 people
- Sussex County west · 148,063 people
- Essex County south · 896,379 people
- Orange County, New York north · 417,669 people
- Rockland County, New York northeast · 357,397 people
Printable Passaic County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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