Bayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, home to about 71,553 people across 5.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 07002.
Homes sold for a median of $354 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
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| Nearest major airport | Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)3 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jersey City, NJ4 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY9 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bayonne; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Bayonne had 71,686 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2000.
It’s the 14th largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.
Hudson County grew from 386,048 residents in 1900 to 724,854 in 2020.
Hudson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 46.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 32 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Newark Intl Ap, NJ weather station (3 miles away).
253,652 jobs at 14,119 businesses in Hudson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
497 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bayonne.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 65 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 86 |
| Dentists | 72 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 53 |
| Mental health providers | 101 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 87 |
| Optometrists | 10 |
| Chiropractors | 23 |
| Pharmacies | 54 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (12 nearby)
Grocery stores (4 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (4 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1861.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Bayonne School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry E. Harris Community SchoolBayonne | Pre-K–8 | 657 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Horace Mann Community SchoolBayonne | Pre-K–8 | 712 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| John M. Bailey Community SchoolBayonne | Pre-K–8 | 640 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Lincoln Community School #5Bayonne | Pre-K–8 | 497 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Mary J Donohoe Community SchoolBayonne | Pre-K–8 | 501 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Nicholas Oresko Community SchoolBayonne | Pre-K–8 | 388 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Philip G. Vroom Community SchoolBayonne | Pre-K–8 | 433 | Public | 0.1 mi |
| Walter F. Robinson Community SchoolBayonne | Pre-K–8 | 924 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Washington Community School #9Bayonne | Pre-K–8 | 691 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| William Shemin Midtown Community School #8Bayonne | Pre-K–8 | 1,203 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Woodrow Wilson Community SchoolBayonne | Pre-K–8 | 740 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Bayonne Alternative High SchoolBayonne | 9–12 | 109 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Bayonne High SchoolBayonne | 9–12 | 2,830 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Christian AcademyBayonne | Pre-K–11 | 103 | Assembly of God | 0.4 mi |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of BayonneBayonne | Pre-K–12 | 49 | Jewish | 0.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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