West New York, New Jersey
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West New York Location in Hudson County West New York Location in New Jersey West New York Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°47′10″N 74°00′34″W / 40.786032°N 74.009507°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Hudson |
| Incorporated | July 8, 1898 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Walsh Act |
| • Body | Board of Commissioners |
| • Mayor | Albio Sires (term ends May 15, 2027) |
| • Administrator | Luis Baez |
| • Municipal clerk | Adelinny Plaza |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.32 sq mi (3.42 km2) |
| • Land | 1.00 sq mi (2.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2) 25.11% |
| • Rank | 466th of 565 in state 8th of 12 in county |
| Elevation | 151 ft (46 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 52,912 |
• Estimate (2023) | 50,754 |
| • Rank | 770th in country (as of 2022) 37th of 565 in state 6th of 12 in county |
| • Density | 53,231.4/sq mi (20,552.8/km2) |
| • Rank | 3rd of 565 in state 3rd of 12 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07093 |
| Area code | 201 |
| FIPS code | 3401779610 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885438 |
| Website | www |
West New York is a town in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, situated upon the New Jersey Palisades. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 52,912, an increase of 3,204 (+6.4%) from the 2010 census count of 49,708, which in turn reflected an increase of 3,940 (+8.6%) from the 45,768 counted in the 2000 census. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 51,981 in 2022.
With more than 52,800 inhabitants per square mile (20,400/km2) of land according to the 2010 census, West New York was the second-most densely populated municipality in the United States, among places with a population above 50,000, behind neighboring Union City.