New Jersey, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, was founded in 1664 when the English seized it from the Dutch. It became the third state to join the Union on December 18, 1787, following its ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Known as the Garden State, New Jersey is unique in its municipal structure, with all land incorporated into municipalities. It comprises 21 counties and 564 municipalities, categorized into five types: boroughs (253), cities (52), towns (15), townships (240), and villages (4).
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The state’s municipal framework is defined by laws like the Township Act of 1798 and the Faulkner Act of 1950, which allow municipalities to adopt various forms of government tailored to their needs. Unlike other states, New Jersey’s municipalities hold equal legal status regardless of type, and the entire state is incorporated—there are no unincorporated areas or independent cities. Lastly, Counties serve as intermediate administrative units, performing state-mandated duties such as road maintenance and law enforcement.
State Information Overview
| Category | Data |
|---|---|
| Total Municipalities | 564 |
| Number of Cities | 52 |
| Number of Towns | 15 |
| Number of Boroughs | 253 |
| Number of Townships | 240 |
| Number of Villages | 4 |
| Total Counties | 21 |
| Population (2024) | ~9.2 million Residents |
| Land Area | 7,354.76 square miles |
Cities and Towns by Alphabetical Letter
Cities in New Jersey that start with A
- Aberdeen
- Absecon
- Alexandria
- Allamuchy
- Allendale
- Allenhurst
- Allentown
- Alloway
- Alpha
- Alpine
- Andover township
- Andover borough
- Asbury Park
- Atlantic City
- Atlantic Highlands
- Audubon
- Audubon Park
- Avalon
- Avon-by-the-Sea
Cities in New Jersey that start with B
- Barnegat
- Barnegat Light
- Barrington
- Bass River
- Bay Head
- Bayonne
- Beach Haven
- Beachwood
- Bedminster
- Belleville
- Bellmawr
- Belmar
- Belvidere
- Bergenfield
- Berkeley
- Berkeley Heights
- Berlin township
- Berlin borough
- Bernards
- Bernardsville
- Bethlehem
- Beverly
- Blairstown
- Bloomfield
- Bloomingdale
- Bloomsbury
- Bogota
- Boonton town
- Boonton township
- Bordentown township
- Bordentown city
- Bound Brook
- Bradley Beach
- Branchburg
- Branchville
- Brick
- Bridgeton
- Bridgewater
- Brielle
- Brigantine
- Brooklawn
- Buena
- Buena Vista
- Burlington township
- Burlington city
- Butler
- Byram
Cities in New Jersey that start with C
- Caldwell
- Califon
- Camden
- Cape May
- Cape May Point
- Carlstadt
- Carneys Point
- Carteret
- Cedar Grove
- Chatham township
- Chatham borough
- Cherry Hill
- Chesilhurst
- Chester township
- Chester borough
- Chesterfield
- Cinnaminson
- City of Orange
- Clark
- Clayton
- Clementon
- Cliffside Park
- Clifton
- Clinton town
- Clinton township
- Closter
- Collingswood
- Colts Neck
- Commercial
- Corbin City
- Cranbury
- Cranford
- Cresskill
Cities in New Jersey that start with D
- Deal
- Deerfield
- Delanco
- Delaware
- Delran
- Demarest
- Dennis
- Denville
- Deptford
- Dover
- Downe
- Dumont
- Dunellen
Cities in New Jersey that start with E
- Eagleswood
- Eastampton
- East Amwell
- East Brunswick
- East Greenwich
- East Hanover
- East Newark
- East Orange
- East Rutherford
- East Windsor
- Eatontown
- Edgewater
- Edgewater Park
- Edison
- Egg Harbor
- Egg Harbor City
- Elizabeth
- Elk
- Elmer
- Elmwood Park
- Elsinboro
- Emerson
- Englewood
- Englewood Cliffs
- Englishtown
- Essex Fells
- Estell Manor
- Evesham
- Ewing
Cities in New Jersey that start with F
- Fairfield township
- Fair Haven
- Fair Lawn
- Fairview
- Fanwood
- Far Hills
- Farmingdale
- Fieldsboro
- Flemington
- Florence
- Florham Park
- Folsom
- Fort Lee
- Frankford
- Franklin borough
- Franklin township
- Franklin Lakes
- Fredon
- Freehold township
- Freehold borough
- Frelinghuysen
- Frenchtown
Cities in New Jersey that start with G
- Galloway
- Garfield
- Garwood
- Gibbsboro
- Glassboro
- Glen Gardner
- Glen Ridge
- Glen Rock
- Gloucester
- Gloucester City
- Green
- Green Brook
- Greenwich township
- Guttenberg
Cities in New Jersey that start with H
- Hackensack
- Hackettstown
- Haddon
- Haddonfield
- Haddon Heights
- Hainesport
- Haledon
- Hamburg
- Hamilton township
- Hammonton
- Hampton borough
- Hampton township
- Hanover
- Harding
- Hardwick
- Hardyston
- Harmony
- Harrington Park
- Harrison town
- Harrison township
- Harvey Cedars
- Hasbrouck Heights
- Haworth
- Hawthorne
- Hazlet
- Helmetta
- High Bridge
- Highland Park
- Highlands
- Hightstown
- Hillsborough
- Hillsdale
- Hillside
- Hi-Nella
- Hoboken
- Ho-Ho-Kus
- Holland
- Holmdel
- Hopatcong
- Hope
- Hopewell borough
- Hopewell township
- Howell
Cities in New Jersey that start with I
- Independence
- Interlaken
- Irvington
- Island Heights
Cities in New Jersey that start with J
- Jackson
- Jamesburg
- Jefferson
- Jersey City
Cities in New Jersey that start with K
- Keansburg
- Kearny
- Kenilworth
- Keyport
- Kingwood
- Kinnelon
- Knowlton
Cities in New Jersey that start with L
- Lacey
- Lafayette
- Lake Como
- Lakehurst
- Lakewood
- Lambertville
- Laurel Springs
- Lavallette
- Lawnside
- Lawrence township
- Lebanon borough
- Lebanon township
- Leonia
- Liberty
- Lincoln Park
- Linden
- Lindenwold
- Linwood
- Little Egg Harbor
- Little Falls
- Little Ferry
- Little Silver
- Livingston
- Loch Arbour
- Lodi
- Logan
- Long Beach
- Long Branch
- Long Hill
- Longport
- Lopatcong
- Lower
- Lower Alloways Creek
- Lumberton
- Lyndhurst
Cities in New Jersey that start with M
- Madison
- Magnolia
- Mahwah
- Manalapan
- Manasquan
- Manchester
- Mannington
- Mansfield township
- Mantoloking
- Mantua
- Manville
- Maple Shade
- Maplewood
- Margate City
- Marlboro
- Matawan
- Maurice River
- Maywood
- Medford
- Medford Lakes
- Mendham borough
- Mendham township
- Merchantville
- Metuchen
- Middle
- Middlesex
- Middletown
- Midland Park
- Milford
- Millburn
- Millstone borough
- Millstone township
- Milltown
- Millville
- Mine Hill
- Monmouth Beach
- Monroe township
- Monroe township
- Montague
- Montclair
- Montgomery
- Montvale
- Montville
- Moonachie
- Moorestown
- Morris
- Morris Plains
- Morristown
- Mountain Lakes
- Mountainside
- Mount Arlington
- Mount Ephraim
- Mount Holly
- Mount Laurel
- Mount Olive
- Mullica
Cities in New Jersey that start with N
- National Park
- Neptune
- Neptune City
- Netcong
- Newark
- New Brunswick
- Newfield
- New Hanover
- New Milford
- New Providence
- Newton
- North Arlington
- North Bergen
- North Brunswick
- North Caldwell
- Northfield
- North Haledon
- North Hanover
- North Plainfield
- Northvale
- North Wildwood
- Norwood
- Nutley
Cities in New Jersey that start with O
- Oakland
- Oaklyn
- Ocean township
- Ocean City
- Ocean Gate
- Oceanport
- Ogdensburg
- Old Bridge
- Oldmans
- Old Tappan
- Oradell
- Oxford
Cities in New Jersey that start with P
- Palisades Park
- Palmyra
- Paramus
- Park Ridge
- Parsippany-Troy Hills
- Passaic
- Paterson
- Paulsboro
- Peapack and Gladstone
- Pemberton borough
- Pemberton township
- Pennington
- Pennsauken
- Penns Grove
- Pennsville
- Pequannock
- Perth Amboy
- Phillipsburg
- Pilesgrove
- Pine Beach
- Pine Hill
- Piscataway
- Pitman
- Pittsgrove
- Plainfield
- Plainsboro
- Pleasantville
- Plumsted
- Pohatcong
- Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant Beach
- Pompton Lakes
- Port Republic
- Princeton
- Prospect Park
Cities in New Jersey that start with Q
- Quinton
Cities in New Jersey that start with R
- Rahway
- Ramsey
- Randolph
- Raritan borough
- Raritan township
- Readington
- Red Bank
- Ridgefield
- Ridgefield Park
- Ridgewood
- Ringwood
- Riverdale
- River Edge
- Riverside
- Riverton
- River Vale
- Robbinsville
- Rochelle Park
- Rockaway township
- Rockaway borough
- Rockleigh
- Rocky Hill
- Roosevelt
- Roseland
- Roselle
- Roselle Park
- Roxbury
- Rumson
- Runnemede
- Rutherford
Cities in New Jersey that start with S
- Saddle Brook
- Saddle River
- Salem
- Sandyston
- Sayreville
- Scotch Plains
- Sea Bright
- Sea Girt
- Sea Isle City
- Seaside Heights
- Seaside Park
- Secaucus
- Shamong
- Shiloh
- Ship Bottom
- Shrewsbury township
- Shrewsbury borough
- Somerdale
- Somers Point
- Somerville
- South Amboy
- Southampton
- South Bound Brook
- South Brunswick
- South Hackensack
- South Harrison
- South Orange Village
- South Plainfield
- South River
- South Toms River
- Sparta
- Spotswood
- Springfield township
- Spring Lake
- Spring Lake Heights
- Stafford
- Stanhope
- Stillwater
- Stockton
- Stone Harbor
- Stow Creek
- Stratford
- Summit
- Surf City
- Sussex
- Swedesboro
Cities in New Jersey that start with T
- Tabernacle
- Tavistock
- Teaneck
- Tenafly
- Teterboro
- Tewksbury
- Tinton Falls
- Toms River
- Totowa
- Trenton
- Tuckerton
Cities in New Jersey that start with U
- Union township
- Union Beach
- Union City
- Upper
- Upper Deerfield
- Upper Freehold
- Upper Pittsgrove
- Upper Saddle River
Cities in New Jersey that start with V
- Ventnor City
- Vernon
- Verona
- Victory Gardens
- Vineland
- Voorhees
Cities in New Jersey that start with W
- Waldwick
- Wall
- Wallington
- Walpack
- Wanaque
- Wantage
- Warren
- Washington borough
- Washington township
- Watchung
- Waterford
- Wayne
- Weehawken
- Wenonah
- Westampton
- West Amwell
- West Caldwell
- West Cape May
- West Deptford
- Westfield
- West Long Branch
- West Milford
- West New York
- West Orange
- Westville
- West Wildwood
- West Windsor
- Westwood
- Weymouth
- Wharton
- White
- Wildwood
- Wildwood Crest
- Willingboro
- Winfield
- Winslow
- Woodbine
- Woodbridge
- Woodbury
- Woodbury Heights
- Woodcliff Lake
- Woodland
- Woodland Park
- Woodlynne
- Wood-Ridge
- Woodstown
- Woolwich
- Wrightstown
- Wyckoff
Note
New Jersey has no towns in alphabetical order, beginning with the letters X, Y, and Z.
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Questions & Answers
How many towns and cities are in the state of New Jersey?
New Jersey state has 52 cities and 15 towns.
What are the major cities in New Jersey?
New Jersey has several major cities, each offering unique characteristics and attractions. The largest cities in New Jersey include Newark, with approximately 311,000 residents; Jersey City, with about 292,000 residents; and Paterson, with around 156,000 residents.
