West New York

town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
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Summary

West New York is a town of New Jersey[1]. It draws 1,253 Wikipedia views per month (town of new jersey category, ranking #5 of 15).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Hudson County[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Head of government: Albio Sires[5]
  • Shares border with: Guttenberg[6], North Bergen[7], Union City[8], Weehawken[9], Manhattan[10]
  • Postal code: 07093[11]
  • Commons category: West New York, New Jersey[12]
  • Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[13]
  • Local dialing code: 201[14]
  • Official website: http://westnewyorknj.org/[15]
  • Topic's main category: Category:West New York, New Jersey[16]
  • Population: 49,708[17], 52,912[18]
  • Official name: West New York[19]
  • Category for people born here: Q32377494[20]
  • Number of households: 18,951[21]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from West New York, New Jersey[22]
  • Elevation above sea level: 46 m[23]
  • Area: 3.439552 km²[24], 3.444266 km²[25]
  • Water as percent of area: 24.2446 percent[26]
  • Per capita income: 31,062 US dollars[27]
  • Date of incorporation: July 8, 1898[28]

Why It Matters

West New York has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . westnewyorknj.org. Retrieved . westnewyorknj.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . nj.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people → Category:People from West New York, New Jersey
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Hudson County
    Official website → http://westnewyorknj.org/
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 40.785833333333, 'lon': -74.009444444444}
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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