Passaic, New Jersey

Passaic is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a total population of 70,537.^[6]

Passaic, New Jersey
City
St. Mary's General Hospital in Passaic, New Jersey
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Coordinates: 40.857552°N 74.129089°W / 40.857552; -74.129089[1][2]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Passaic
Settled	1679
Incorporated	April 2, 1873
Government [3]
• Type	Faulkner Act (mayor-council)
• Body	City Council
Area [4]
• Total	3.24 sq mi (8.39 km2)
• Land	3.13 sq mi (8.11 km2)
• Water	0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2)  3.33%
• Rank	326th of 565 in state 11th of 16 in county[1]
Elevation [5]	98 ft (30 m)
Population  (2020)[6][7]
• Total	70,537
• Rank	546th in country (as of 2022)[8] 16th of 565 in state 3rd of 16 in county[9]
• Density	22,514.2/sq mi (8,692.8/km2)
• Rank	7th of 565 in state 1st of 16 in county[9]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	07055[10][11]
Area code(s)	973[12]
FIPS code	3403156550[1][13][14]
GNIS feature ID	0885342[1][15]
Website	www.cityofpassaic.com