Welcome to Hoboken ...

The coastal city of Hoboken is located in Hudson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hoboken, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1816.

The city was incorporated April 9, 1849.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hoboken has a population of 52,806 people<2> (see below for details).

Hoboken is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Codes for Hoboken: 201 & 551<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hoboken had an population of 52,806 people. This is an increase of 5.6% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 36.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hoboken had a population of 50,005 people (which is 7.87% of the total population of Hudson County). This makes Hoboken the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Hoboken represents 0.57% of the total population of New Jersey (which has 8,791,894 people), making it the state's 15th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 50,005 people, the population of Hoboken increased 29.62% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 38,577 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hoboken ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Hoboken - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Georgia (2), New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Websites for Hoboken ...

Official Website: www.ci.hoboken.nj.us/

Communities near Hoboken ...

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

• Bronx
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County (NY)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bronx
  • From Hoboken to Bronx
• Newark
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newark
  • From Hoboken to Newark
• Yonkers
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Yonkers
  • From Hoboken to Yonkers
• Paterson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Paterson
  • From Hoboken to Paterson
• Elizabeth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elizabeth
  • From Hoboken to Elizabeth
• Clifton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clifton
  • From Hoboken to Clifton
• New Rochelle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • New Rochelle is located in Westchester County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Rochelle
  • From Hoboken to New Rochelle
• Passaic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Passaic
  • From Hoboken to Passaic
• Mount Vernon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Vernon
  • From Hoboken to Mount Vernon
• Bayonne
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bayonne
  • From Hoboken to Bayonne

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 Hoboken. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hoboken.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoboken. Our list includes 21 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hoboken.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hoboken ...

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

Adding Hoboken to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hoboken 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 Hoboken was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Hoboken post office opened in 1816.

We also found Hoboken in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hoboken.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hoboken: www.ci.hoboken.nj.us/

The official website for Hudson County: www.hudsoncountynj.org/

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