Town guide

Nutley, New Jersey

Nutley is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, home to about 30,012 people across 3.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 07110.

Homes sold for a median of $421 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population30,0128,906 per sq mi
Median home value$516,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$421Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking64%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Nutley

1 ZIP code

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Around Nutley

Distances

Nearest major airportNewark Liberty International Airport (EWR)9 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Newark, NJ7 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY16 miles away

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

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

Who represents Nutley

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

Nutley had 30,143 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.

It’s the 82nd largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.

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

Nutley population by census2000: 27,362, 2010: 28,370, 2020: 30,14327,362200028,370201030,1432020

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 NutleyJan: 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

360 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Nutley.

Nearest hospitals

  • Clara Maass Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Belleville2.4 miles
  • St. Mary's General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Passaic3.0 miles
  • Hackensack Meridian Mountainside MedicalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Montclair3.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors32
Specialist doctors41
Dentists45
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants64
Mental health providers105
Physical and occupational therapists49
Optometrists5
Chiropractors19
Pharmacies7

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 Nutley

Parks (13 nearby)

  • Riverside County Park North · 44 acres1.3 mi
  • Yantacaw Park · 18 acres0.2 mi
  • Booth Park · 12 acres0.4 mi
  • Demuro Park · 11 acres0.9 mi
  • Monsignor Owens Park · 11 acres1.0 mi
  • Vassar Field · 6 acres1.2 mi

Grocery stores (5 nearby)

  • ShopRite0.2 mi
  • Stop & Shop1.2 mi
  • ShopRite1.2 mi
  • Garden Farmers Market Inc1.3 mi

Pharmacies (4 nearby)

  • City Pharmacy of Nutley0.3 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy0.6 mi
  • White Oak Pharmacy0.7 mi
  • Walgreens1.3 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Nutley Public Library0.1 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Nutley Museum0.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Broadway Performing Arts2.0 mi
  • Fine Art Academy of Montclair2.5 mi
  • Little Theater2.6 mi
  • VanFossan Theater2.6 mi
  • Center Stage Gallery2.8 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Notable people born here

  • Robert Blake (1933) · American actor (1933–2023)
  • Nick Zano (1978) · American actor
  • Clams Casino (1987) · American record producer and songwriter (born 1987)
  • Chief Jay Strongbow (1928) · American professional wrestler (1928-2012)
  • Julian Bigelow (1913) · American computer scientist (1913-2003)
  • Henry Hurd Rusby (1855) · American botanist, pharmacist and explorer (1855-1940)

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

Schools in Nutley

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

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Spring Garden SchoolNutleyPre-K–6606Public0.7 mi
Washington SchoolNutleyPre-K–6534Public0.8 mi
Yantacaw SchoolNutleyPre-K–6512Public0.6 mi
Lincoln SchoolNutleyK–6446Public0.7 mi
Radcliffe SchoolNutleyK–6342Public0.5 mi
John H. Walker Middle SchoolNutley7–8637Public0.1 mi
Nutley High SchoolNutley9–121,222Public0.1 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Abundant Life AcademyNutleyPre-K–12367Pentecostal0.9 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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