Welcome to Union City ...

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Union City has a population of 68,153 people<2> (see below for details).

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

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

Area codes for Union City: (201) & (551)<4>

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Union City had an population of 68,153 people. This is an increase of 2.56% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.59% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Union City had a population of 66,455 people (or 10.48% of the total population of Hudson County). This makes Union City the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Union City represents 0.76% of the total population of New Jersey (which has 8,791,894 people), making it the state's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 66,455 people, the population of Union City has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 67,088 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Union City.

Communities Also Named Union City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Union City - they are located in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas (6), Kentucky (2), Michigan, Missouri (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Union City ...

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

• Bronx
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<5> to the northeast of Union City.
  • 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>
• Newark
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<5> to the west of Union City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Newark
• North Hempstead
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hempstead
  • North Hempstead lies 18 miles [29 km]<5> to the east of Union City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230,379 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hempstead have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on North Hempstead
• Yonkers
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Yonkers lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> to the northeast of Union City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Yonkers
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers<6>
• Paterson
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> to the northwest of Union City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Paterson
• Elizabeth
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> to the southwest of Union City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Elizabeth
• Greenburgh
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburgh
  • Greenburgh lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<5> to the northeast of Union City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 90,543 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Greenburgh
• Clifton
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<5> to the northwest of Union City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Clifton
• New Rochelle
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • New Rochelle lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the northeast of Union City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on New Rochelle
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle<6>
• Passaic
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<5> to the northwest of Union City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Passaic

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Union City. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Union City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union City ...

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

Adding Union City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Union City 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 Union City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Union City post office opened in 1925.

We also found Union City mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Union City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Union City. 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.state.nj.us/