Welcome to Irvington ...

Irvington is located in Essex County<1>.

The location of Irvington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Irvington was established in 1692.

Irvington is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Irvington: (973) and (862)<4>

Communities Also Named Irvington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Irvington - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska, New York, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Irvington ...

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

• New York
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (10 miles [16.1 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
• Paterson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Elizabeth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Clifton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Passaic
  (10 miles [16.1 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Bayonne
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• West New York
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
  • West New York is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 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 Irvington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Irvington.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Irvington. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Irvington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Irvington ...

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

Adding Irvington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Irvington 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 Irvington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Irvington post office opened in 1855.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Irvington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Irvington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.nj.us/

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