The location of Arlington
Welcome to Arlington ...
Arlington is located in Hudson County.
The location of Arlington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Arlington is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Arlington lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Arlington: (201) and (551)<3>
Communities near Arlington ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Arlington and not the distance as if you drove.<4>.
| Community | 2017<5> Population | Dir | Distance |
| Clifton [Map] | 86,607 | N | 6 miles [9.7 km] |
| Elizabeth [Map] | 130,215 | SW | 8 miles [12.9 km] |
| Jersey City [Map] | 270,753 | SE | 6 miles [9.7 km] |
| Newark [Map] | 285,154 | SW | 3 miles [4.8 km] |
| Passaic [Map] | 71,247 | N | 5 miles [8 km] |
| Paterson [Map] | 148,678 | N | 9 miles [14.5 km] |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Arlington.
Communities Also Named Arlington ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 61 communities that are also named Arlington - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, California (2), Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas, Vermont, Virginia (4), Washington, West Virginia (3), Wisconsin and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Arlington.
See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Arlington. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.
- Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arlington. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arlington.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Arlington:
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arlington ...
Looking for more information about Arlington? 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.
Looking for more information about Arlington? 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 Arlington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Arlington.
Other Roadside Stops ...
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Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arlington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hudson County: www.hudsoncountynj.org/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arlington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (551) is an overlay for area code (201). |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arlington) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arlington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7776, Longitude: -74.1382 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Arlington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Arlington. |