Welcome to Guttenberg ...

The town of Guttenberg is located in Hudson County<1>.

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While we don't have a date for the founding of Guttenberg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Guttenberg has a population of 11,185 people<2> (see below for details).

Guttenberg is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Guttenberg: 201 & 551<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Guttenberg had an population of 11,185 people (or an increase of 3.5% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Guttenberg had a population of 11,176 people. This makes Guttenberg the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Guttenberg represents 0.13% of the total population of New Jersey (which has 8,791,894 people), making it the state's 43rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,176 people, the population of Guttenberg increased 3.41% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 10,807 people).

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

Communities Also Named Guttenberg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Guttenberg - it's located in Iowa.

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

Communities near Guttenberg ...

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

Bronx
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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- Bronx is located in Bronx County (NY)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
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Newark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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- Newark is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
Yonkers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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- Yonkers is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
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Paterson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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- Paterson is located in Passaic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
Elizabeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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- Elizabeth is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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- Clifton is located in Passaic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
New Rochelle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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- New Rochelle is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
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Passaic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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- Passaic is located in Passaic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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- Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
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Bayonne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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- Bayonne is located in Hudson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 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 Guttenberg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Guttenberg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Guttenberg ...

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

Adding Guttenberg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Guttenberg 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 Guttenberg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Guttenberg on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Guttenberg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Guttenberg. 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.nj.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Hudson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Guttenberg.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Guttenberg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 201 code has been Overlayed with the 551 area code. New phone numbers in the Guttenberg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 201 or 551. As a result, placing a call in the Guttenberg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.