Welcome to Pompton Junction ...

Pompton Junction is located in Passaic County<1>.

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

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

A typical abbreviation for Pompton Junction: Pompton Jct. (or less commonly used: Pompton Jctn.)

Pompton Junction is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Pompton Junction: (973) & (862)<4>

Communities near Pompton Junction ...

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

• Newark
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Paterson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Clifton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Passaic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• East Orange
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• Hackensack
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
  • Hackensack is located in Bergen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
• Kearny
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearny
  • Kearny is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
• Spring Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Rockland County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <5>
• Garfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Garfield is located in Bergen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
• Englewood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
  • Englewood is located in Bergen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,278 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 Pompton Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pompton Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pompton Junction ...

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

Adding Pompton Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pompton Junction.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Passaic County: www.passaiccountynj.org/

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