Welcome to Weehawken ...

Weehawken is located in Hudson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Weehawken, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

The was incorporated March 15, 1859.

Weehawken is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Weehawken: 201 & 551<3>

Communities near Weehawken ...

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

• New York
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • 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
• Bronx
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County (NY)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <4>
• Newark
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Yonkers
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <4>
• Paterson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Elizabeth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• New Rochelle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • New Rochelle is located in Westchester County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <4>
• Passaic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 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 Weehawken. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Weehawken.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weehawken ...

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

Adding Weehawken to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Weehawken 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 Weehawken was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Weehawken in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weehawken.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Weehawken. 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.nj.gov/