Welcome to Kearny ...

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kearny has a population of 41,128 people<2> (see below for details).

Kearny is near sea level<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Kearny: (201) & (551)<4>

We don't have a date for the establishment of Kearny.

Websites for Kearny ...

Official Website: www.kearnyusa.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kearny had an population of 41,128 people. This is an increase of 1.09% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.52% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kearny had a population of 40,684 people (or 6.41% of the total population of Hudson County). This makes Kearny the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Kearny represents 0.46% of the total population of New Jersey (which has 8,791,894 people), making it the state's 19th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 40,684 people, the population of Kearny has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 40,513 people).

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

Communities Also Named Kearny ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Kearny - they are located in Arizona, Texas and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Kearny ...

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

• New York
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  • New York lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<5> to the southeast of Kearny.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
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• Bronx
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  • Bronx lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the east of Kearny.
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx<6>
• Jersey City
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  • Jersey City lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the southeast of Kearny.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
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• Yonkers
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  • Yonkers lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<5> to the northeast of Kearny.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers<6>
• Paterson
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  • Paterson lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> to the north of Kearny.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
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• Elizabeth
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  • Elizabeth lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<5> to the southwest of Kearny.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
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• Clifton
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  • Clifton lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the north of Kearny.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
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• Passaic
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  • Passaic lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the north of Kearny.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
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• Union City
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  • Union City lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the east of Kearny.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
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• Mount Vernon
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  • Mount Vernon lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<5> to the northeast of Kearny.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Mount Vernon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon<6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kearny ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Kearny: www.kearnyusa.com/

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

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