Bloomfield, New Jersey
Bloomfield, New Jersey | |
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Presbyterian Church, for which the township was named | |
Interactive map of Bloomfield | |
Location in Essex County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°48′33″N 74°11′14″W / 40.809128°N 74.187155°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Essex |
| Incorporated | March 23, 1812 |
| Named after | Joseph Bloomfield |
| Government | |
| • Type | Special charter |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Jenny Mundell (D, elected to serve term ending December 31, 2025) |
| • Administrator | Anthony G. DeZenzo (acting) |
| • Municipal clerk | Louise M. Palagano |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.36 sq mi (13.88 km2) |
| • Land | 5.34 sq mi (13.82 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) 0.45% |
| • Rank | 268th of 565 in state 7th of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 174 ft (53 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 53,105 |
• Estimate (2024) | 55,416 |
| • Rank | 36th of 565 in state 4th of 22 in county |
| • Density | 9,950.3/sq mi (3,841.8/km2) |
| • Rank | 38th of 565 in state 6th of 22 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07003 |
| Area code(s) | 862/973 |
| FIPS code | 3401306260 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1729714 |
| Website | www |
Bloomfield is a township in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and an inner-ring suburb of Newark. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 53,105, an increase of 5,790 (+12.2%) from the 2010 census count of 47,315, which in turn reflected a decline of 368 (-0.8%) from the 47,683 counted in the 2000 census. It is the location of the Bloomfield Green Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.