Harrison Town is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, home to about 20,369 people across 1.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 07029.
Homes sold for a median of $340 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Harrison Town; also East Newark
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Harrison Town. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)4 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ2 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY12 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Harrison Town; 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.
Harrison Town had 19,450 residents in the 2020 census, up 35% since 2000.
It’s the 137th 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 25°F. About 50.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 28 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Harrison, NJ weather station (about a mile 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).
49 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Harrison Town.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 7 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 3 |
| Dentists | 13 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
| Mental health providers | 10 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 11 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
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 (3 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (3 nearby)
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.
Established in 1840.
Sports teams
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 Harrison Public Schools, East Newark School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Elementary SchoolHarrison | Pre-K–1 | 330 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| East Newark Elementary SchoolE Newark | K–8 | 176 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Lincoln Elementary SchoolHarrison | 2–3 | 306 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Hamilton Intermediate SchoolHarrison | 4–5 | 295 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Washington Middle SchoolHarrison | 6–8 | 466 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Harrison High SchoolHarrison | 9–12 | 795 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marwah AcademyHarrison | K–10 | 34 | Nonsectarian | 0.4 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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Shares ZIP codes with East Newark.
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