Passaic, New Jersey

Passaic, New Jersey
City
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Coordinates: 40°51′27″N 74°07′45″W / 40.857552°N 74.129089°W / 40.857552; -74.129089[1][2]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Passaic
Settled	1679
Incorporated	April 2, 1873
Government [3]
• Type	Faulkner Act (mayor-council)
• Body	City Council
Area [4]
• Total	3.24 sq mi (8.39 km2)
• Land	3.13 sq mi (8.11 km2)
• Water	0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2)  3.33%
• Rank	326th of 565 in state 11th of 16 in county[1]
Elevation [5]	98 ft (30 m)
Population  (2020)[6][7]
• Total	70,537
• Rank	546th in country (as of 2022)[8] 16th of 565 in state 3rd of 16 in county[9]
• Density	22,514.2/sq mi (8,692.8/km2)
• Rank	7th of 565 in state 1st of 16 in county[9]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	07055[10][11]
Area code(s)	973[12]
FIPS code	3403156550[1][13][14]
GNIS feature ID	0885342[1][15]
Website	www.cityofpassaic.com

Passaic is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a total population of 70,537.^[6]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
2. ↑ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
3. ↑ Cite error: The named reference DataBook was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
4. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
5. ↑ "City of Passaic". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Cite error: The named reference Census2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
7. ↑ Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
8. ↑ Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 50,000 or More, Ranked by July 1, 2022 Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022, United States Census Bureau, released May 2023. Accessed May 18, 2023. Note that townships (including Edison, Lakewood and Woodbridge, all of which have larger populations) are excluded from these rankings.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
10. ↑ ZIP code lookup for Passaic, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed August 28, 2011.
11. ↑ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed October 16, 2013.
12. ↑ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Passaic, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 16, 2013.
13. ↑ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
14. ↑ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
15. ↑ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.