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Welcome to Wayne ...

Wayne is located in Passaic County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wayne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Wayne is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wayne: 973 & 862<3>

Communities Also Named Wayne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Wayne - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana (2), Nebraska, New York, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Wayne ...

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

  • Newark
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jersey City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Yonkers
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Paterson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Clifton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Passaic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Union City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • East Orange
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • West New York
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
  • Hoboken
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wayne ...

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

Adding Wayne to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Wayne in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Wayne post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wayne.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Passaic, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wayne - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 973 code has been Overlayed with the 862 area code. New phone numbers in the Wayne area will be assigned with one of these codes: 973 or 862. As a result, placing a call in the Wayne area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/