Town guide

City of Orange, New Jersey

City of Orange is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, home to about 34,281 people across 2.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 07050.

Homes sold for a median of $306 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population34,28115,512 per sq mi
Median home value$365,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$306Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking59%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in City of Orange

1 ZIP code

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Around City of Orange

Distances

Nearest major airportNewark Liberty International Airport (EWR)6 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Newark, NJ5 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY17 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of City of Orange; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents City of Orange

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

City of Orange had 34,447 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.

It’s the 69th largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.

Essex County grew from 359,053 residents in 1900 to 863,728 in 2020.

City of Orange population by census2000: 32,868, 2010: 30,134, 2020: 34,44732,868200030,134201034,4472020

Essex County, 1900–2020

Essex County population, 1900 to 20201900: 359,053, 1910: 512,886, 1920: 652,089, 1930: 833,513, 1940: 837,340, 1950: 905,949, 1960: 923,545, 1970: 929,986, 1980: 851,116, 1990: 778,206, 2000: 793,633, 2010: 783,969, 2020: 863,728359K’00’10652K’20’30837K’40’50924K’60’70851K’80’90794K’00’10864K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 50.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 28 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near City of OrangeJan: high 39°F, low 25°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 42°F, low 26°F, 3.3 in; Mar: high 50°F, low 33°F, 4.3 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 43°F, 4.1 in; May: high 72°F, low 54°F, 4.4 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 63°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 69°F, 4.8 in; Aug: high 85°F, low 67°F, 4.4 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 60°F, 4.3 in; Oct: high 66°F, low 48°F, 4.2 in; Nov: high 54°F, low 38°F, 3.7 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 31°F, 4.6 in39°25°Jan3.742°26°Feb3.350°33°Mar4.362°43°Apr4.172°54°May4.482°63°Jun4.987°69°Jul4.885°67°Aug4.478°60°Sep4.366°48°Oct4.254°38°Nov3.744°31°Dec4.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Harrison, NJ weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Essex County

295,575 jobs at 19,392 businesses in Essex County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Essex CountyHealth care and social assistance: 59,202 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 33,947 jobs; Retail trade: 27,456 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 26,502 jobs; Professional services: 20,907 jobs; Administrative and support: 17,642 jobs; Manufacturing: 15,789 jobs; Finance and insurance: 15,717 jobsHealth care and social assistance 20% Transportation and warehousing 12% Retail trade 9% Hotels and restaurants 9% Professional services 7% Administrative and support 6% Manufacturing 5% Finance and insurance 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

104 doctors and other health care providers list an office in City of Orange.

Nearest hospitals

  • Va New Jersey Health Care SystemVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · East OrangeUnder a mile
  • Carewell Health Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · East Orange1.2 miles
  • The University HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Newark3.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors7
Specialist doctors6
Dentists14
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants12
Mental health providers48
Physical and occupational therapists10
Optometrists2
Chiropractors5
Pharmacies10

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.

Places in and around City of Orange

Parks (6 nearby)

  • Orange Park · 47 acres0.7 mi
  • Thomas Edison National Historical Park · 20 acres1.1 mi
  • Soverel Park · 12 acres1.2 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • ShopRite0.9 mi

Pharmacies (3 nearby)

  • Dose The Pharmacy1.0 mi
  • Walgreens1.0 mi
  • Rite Aid1.1 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Orange Public Library0.3 mi
  • Orange Public Library0.3 mi

Museums

  • Jersey Explorer Children's Museum1.6 mi
  • Durand Hedden House & Garden Association3.3 mi
  • Montclair Art Museum3.5 mi
  • Newark Museum3.8 mi
  • 1978 Maplewood Arts Center4.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Arts Center - Carriage House1.8 mi
  • Theatre-in-the-Round1.8 mi
  • South Orange Performing Arts Center2.1 mi
  • Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center2.3 mi
  • VanFossan Theater2.7 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Notable people born here

  • Roy Scheider (1932) · American actor (1932–2008)
  • Dickinson W. Richards (1895) · American physician, Nobel Prize recipient (1895-1973)
  • John Milnor (1931) · American mathematician
  • Mark Kelly (1964) · American politician, astronaut, and naval officer (born 1964)
  • Scott Kelly (1964) · American astronaut and engineer (born 1964)
  • Henry Steel Olcott (1832) · U.S. Army officer; founder of Theosophy (1832-1907)
  • Daniel Quillen (1940) · American mathematician (1940–2011)
  • Alice Stone Blackwell (1857) · American feminist, journalist and human rights advocate (1857-1950)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in City of Orange

Public schools here are run by ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (11)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Cleveland Street Elementary SchoolOrangePre-K–7255Public1.0 mi
Forest Street Community Elementary SchoolOrangePre-K–7384Public0.7 mi
Heywood Avenue Elementary SchoolOrangePre-K–7363Public1.0 mi
Lincoln Avenue Elementary SchoolOrangePre-K–7728Public0.1 mi
Oakwood Avenue Community SchoolOrangePre-K–7272Public0.6 mi
Orange Early Childhood CenterOrangePre-K195Public0.7 mi
Park Avenue Elementary SchoolOrangePre-K–8423Public0.8 mi
Central Elementary SchoolOrangeK–2369Public0.4 mi
Rosa Parks Community SchoolOrange3–7593Public0.3 mi
Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and InnovationOrange8397Public0.2 mi
Orange High SchoolOrange9–121,368Public0.3 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Polkadots & Roses Childcare CenterOrangePre-K–K5Nonsectarian0.4 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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