Welcome to Westfield ...

The town of Westfield is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1805.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Westfield has a population of 29,527 people<2> (see below for details).

Westfield is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Westfield lies within the (908) area code.

Websites for Westfield ...

Official Website:   www.westfieldnj.net/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.westfieldchamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Westfield had an population of 29,527 people. This is a decrease of 2.6% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.39% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Westfield had a population of 30,316 people (or 5.65% of the total population of Union County). This makes Westfield the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Westfield represents 0.34% of the total population of New Jersey (which has 8,791,894 people), making it the state's 24th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 30,316 people, the population of Westfield increased 2.27% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 29,644 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Westfield.

Communities Also Named Westfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Westfield - they are located in Alabama (2), California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia (2), Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Westfield ...

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

• New York
  (18 miles [29 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (16 miles [25.7 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
• Elizabeth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Clifton
  (16 miles [25.7 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Bayonne
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• East Orange
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• New Brunswick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 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 Westfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Westfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Westfield. 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 Westfield.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westfield ...

Looking for more information about Westfield? 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 Westfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Westfield.

Adding Westfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Westfield 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 Westfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Westfield post office opened in 1805.

We also found Westfield in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Westfield: www.westfieldnj.net/

The official website for Union County: www.unioncountynj.org/

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