Town guide

Weehawken, New Jersey

Weehawken is a township in Hudson County, New Jersey, home to about 17,295 people across 0.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 07086.

Homes sold for a median of $672 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population17,29522,173 per sq mi
Median home value$889,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$672Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking34%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Weehawken

1 ZIP code

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Around Weehawken

Distances

Nearest major airportLaGuardia Airport (LGA)8 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Jersey City, NJ5 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY8 miles away

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

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

Who represents Weehawken

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

Weehawken had 17,197 residents in the 2020 census, up 27% since 2000.

It’s the 155th largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.

Hudson County grew from 386,048 residents in 1900 to 724,854 in 2020.

Weehawken population by census2000: 13,501, 2010: 12,554, 2020: 17,19713,501200012,554201017,1972020

Hudson County, 1900–2020

Hudson County population, 1900 to 20201900: 386,048, 1910: 537,231, 1920: 629,154, 1930: 690,730, 1940: 652,040, 1950: 647,437, 1960: 610,734, 1970: 609,266, 1980: 556,972, 1990: 553,099, 2000: 608,975, 2010: 634,266, 2020: 724,854386K’00’10629K’20’30652K’40’50611K’60’70557K’80’90609K’00’10725K’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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 49.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 30 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near WeehawkenJan: high 40°F, low 28°F, 3.6 in; Feb: high 42°F, low 30°F, 3.2 in; Mar: high 50°F, low 36°F, 4.3 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 46°F, 4.1 in; May: high 71°F, low 55°F, 4 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 64°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 70°F, 4.6 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 69°F, 4.6 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 62°F, 4.3 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 51°F, 4.4 in; Nov: high 54°F, low 42°F, 3.6 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 34°F, 4.4 in40°28°Jan3.642°30°Feb3.250°36°Mar4.362°46°Apr4.171°55°May4.080°64°Jun4.585°70°Jul4.683°69°Aug4.676°62°Sep4.365°51°Oct4.454°42°Nov3.644°34°Dec4.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New York Cntrl Pk Twr, NY weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in Hudson County

253,652 jobs at 14,119 businesses in Hudson County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Hudson CountyFinance and insurance: 47,792 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 29,710 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 26,951 jobs; Retail trade: 22,478 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 22,037 jobs; Professional services: 17,796 jobs; Wholesale trade: 16,563 jobs; Administrative and support: 13,763 jobsFinance and insurance 19% Health care and social assistance 12% Transportation and warehousing 11% Retail trade 9% Hotels and restaurants 9% Professional services 7% Wholesale trade 7% Administrative and support 5%

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

Health care

38 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Weehawken.

Nearest hospitals

  • Mount Sinai WestGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · New York1.7 miles
  • Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical CenterGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Hoboken2.0 miles
  • Palisades Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · North Bergen2.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors2
Specialist doctors1
Dentists7
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants4
Mental health providers9
Physical and occupational therapists14
Chiropractors1
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 Weehawken

Parks (21 nearby)

  • Weehawken Waterfront Park and Recreation Center · 19 acres0.2 mi
  • Weehawken Reservoir Park · 14 acres0.6 mi
  • Harborside Park · 3 acres0.9 mi
  • Lincoln Harbor Park · 2 acres0.4 mi
  • 1600 Park · 2 acres0.9 mi
  • Elsworth Park · 2 acres0.5 mi

Grocery stores (9 nearby)

  • Lidl0.4 mi
  • Whole Foods Market0.5 mi
  • Fine Fair0.5 mi
  • GoPuff0.7 mi

Pharmacies (3 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.2 mi
  • Walgreens0.7 mi
  • Farmacia latina/ nail salon0.9 mi

Libraries (3 nearby)

  • Weehawken Public Library0.1 mi
  • Union City Public Library0.7 mi
  • Union City Public Library 18th Street Branch0.9 mi

Museums

  • Hoboken Historical Museum1.1 mi
  • Intrepid Museum1.1 mi
  • Gagosian1.5 mi
  • National Academy of Design1.5 mi
  • Madame Tussauds New York1.9 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre1.3 mi
  • Kenneth C. Griffen Theater1.4 mi
  • The McCourt1.4 mi
  • The Shed1.4 mi
  • SIR Stage371.4 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

Established in 1859.

Notable people born here

  • Wilbur L. Ross Jr. (1937) · United States 39th Secretary of Commerce
  • Edward Feigenbaum (1936) · American computer scientist (born 1936)
  • Frank Tashlin (1913) · American film director (1913–1972)
  • Kate Pierson (1948) · American singer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist
  • Francis Bitter (1902) · American physicist (1902–1967)
  • Gerard Schwarz (1947) · American conductor and trumpeter

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

Schools in Weehawken

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

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Daniel Webster SchoolWeehawkenPre-K–2406Public0.4 mi
Theodore Roosevelt SchoolWeehawken3–6337Public0.7 mi
Weehawken High SchoolWeehawken7–12604Public0.4 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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