Welcome to Livingston ...

Livingston is located in Essex County<1>.

Livingston was established in 1813.

Livingston is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Livingston: (973) & (862)<3>

The ZIP code for Livingston: 07039<4>

Communities Also Named Livingston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Livingston - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Livingston.

Communities near Livingston ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Livingston.

• New York
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Newark
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Paterson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Elizabeth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Clifton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Passaic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Bayonne
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• East Orange
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Livingston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Livingston.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Livingston. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Livingston.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Livingston. See our Newspapers Page for Livingston.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Livingston ...

Looking for more information about Livingston? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Livingston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Livingston.

Adding Livingston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Livingston in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Livingston was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Livingston in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Livingston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Livingston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/