Welcome to Essex County ...
Time Zone: Essex County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Newark is the Seat for Essex County.
Essex County is one of the original counties of New Jersey and was founded in 1683.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Essex had a population of 798,975 people. This is an increase of 1.91% since the last Census (which gave a population of 784,037 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Essex represented 8.92% of the total population of New Jersey.
Below are some of the communities located in Essex County:
- East Orange
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
- Essex Fells
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Essex Fells is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Fells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- Newark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Websites specific to Essex County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Bergen County
- Hudson County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |