Kearny, New Jersey

Kearny, New Jersey
Town
Kearny Library and Museum, November 2011
Nickname(s):  Soccer Town, U.S.A., K-Town [1]
Location of Kearny in Hudson County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Hudson County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Census Bureau map of Kearny, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°45′08″N 74°07′23″W / 40.752332°N 74.123093°W / 40.752332; -74.123093[2][3]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Hudson
Incorporated	April 8, 1867
Named for	Philip Kearny
Government [4]
• Type	Town
• Body	Town Council
Area [5]
• Total	10.27 sq mi (26.61 km2)
• Land	8.84 sq mi (22.91 km2)
• Water	1.43 sq mi (3.70 km2)  13.91%
• Rank	209th of 565 in state 3rd of 12 in county[2]
Elevation [6]	7 ft (2 m)
Population  (2020)[7][8]
• Total	41,999
• Rank	54th of 565 in state 7th of 12 in county[9]
• Density	4,748.9/sq mi (1,833.6/km2)
• Rank	122nd of 565 in state 11th of 12 in county[9]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes	07032, 07099[10][11]
Area code(s)	201 and 973[12]
FIPS code	3401736510[2][13][14]
GNIS feature ID	0885266[2][15]
Website	www.kearnynj.org

Kearny (pronounced /kɑrni/) is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. It was named after Civil War general Philip Kearny. As of the United States 2020 Census, the town population was 41,999.

1. ↑ Cite error: The named reference SoccerTown was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
3. ↑ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
4. ↑ Cite error: The named reference DataBook was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
5. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
6. ↑ "Town of Kearny". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
7. ↑ Cite error: The named reference Census2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
8. ↑ Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
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. ↑ Look Up a ZIP Code for Kearny, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed October 27, 2011.
11. ↑ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed December 12, 2013.
12. ↑ Area Code Lookup – NPA NXX for Kearny, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 29, 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.