Passaic is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, home to about 70,002 people across 3.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 07055.
Homes sold for a median of $337 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)12 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Teterboro Airport (TEB)4 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ10 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY17 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Passaic; 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.
Passaic had 70,537 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 17th largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.
Passaic County grew from 155,202 residents in 1900 to 524,118 in 2020.
Passaic 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 46.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Teterboro Ap, NJ weather station (4 miles away).
146,956 jobs at 12,406 businesses in Passaic County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
436 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Passaic.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 38 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 75 |
| Dentists | 26 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 57 |
| Mental health providers | 170 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 49 |
| Optometrists | 7 |
| Chiropractors | 14 |
| Pharmacies | 39 |
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 (21 nearby)
Grocery stores (6 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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.
Established in 1679.
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 Passaic City School District, Northern Region Educational Services Commission. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln School Number 24Passaic | Pre-K | 252 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Mario Drago School No. 3Passaic | Pre-K–8 | 776 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6Passaic | Pre-K–8 | 754 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Sallie D. Gamble School No. 7Passaic | Pre-K–K | 289 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Vincent Capuana School No. 15Passaic | Pre-K–K | 147 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25Passaic | K–3 | 903 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Sonia Sotomayor School #21Passaic | K–8 | 499 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10Passaic | K–6 | 369 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Thomas Jefferson School No. 1Passaic | K–8 | 423 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11Passaic | K–8 | 805 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19Passaic | 1–8 | 590 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20Passaic | 2–8 | 742 | Public | 0.1 mi |
| Ellen Ochoa School Number 22Passaic | 4–6 | 613 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Hope AcademyPassaic | 6–12 | 59 | Alternative Education | 0.7 mi |
| Passaic Academy for Science and EngineeringPassaic | 6–12 | 650 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Passaic Preparatory AcademyPassaic | 6–12 | 710 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Muhammad Ali School Number 23Passaic | 7–8 | 442 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Passaic High School No. 12Passaic | 9–12 | 2,484 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collegiate SchoolPassaic | Pre-K–12 | 40 | Nonsectarian | 0.5 mi |
| St Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic SchoolPassaic | Pre-K–8 | 102 | Roman Catholic | 0.8 mi |
| Ybh of Passaic-HillelPassaic | Pre-K–8 | 753 | Jewish | 0.6 mi |
| Yeshiva Ktana of Passaic Boys'Passaic | Pre-K–8 | 1,064 | Jewish | 1.4 mi |
| Bais Yaakov Machon OraPassaic | 9–12 | 173 | Jewish | 1.3 mi |
| Mesivta Toras MaierPassaic | 9–12 | 54 | Jewish | 1.5 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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