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Country :
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United States
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State :
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New Jersey
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County :
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Hudson
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European settlement :
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1630
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Incorporated :
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February 22, 1838
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Named for :
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New Jersey
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• Type :
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Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
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• Body :
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City Council
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• Mayor :
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Steven Fulop (D, term ends December 31, 2021)[12][13]
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• Deputy Mayor :
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Vacant
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• Business Administrator :
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Brian David Platt[14]
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• Municipal clerk :
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Robert Byrne[15]
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• Total :
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247,597
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• Land :
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14.74 sq mi (38.19 km2)
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• Water :
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6.39 sq mi (16.55 km2) 30.24%
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Area rank :
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134th of 565 in state1st of 12 in county[10]
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Elevation[17] :
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20 ft (6 m)
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• Estimate (2019)[21] :
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262,075
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• Rank :
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80th in country (as of 2018)[22]2nd of 566 in state1st of 12 in county
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• Density :
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16,736.6/sq mi (6,462.0/km2)
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• Density rank :
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10th of 566 in state6th of 12 in county
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Time zone :
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UTC−05:00 (EST)
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• Summer (DST) :
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UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
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ZIP Codes :
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07097, 07302-07308, 07310-07311[23]
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Area code(s) :
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201/551[24]
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FIPS code :
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3401736000[10][25][26]
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GNIS feature ID :
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0885264[10][27]
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Website :
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www.jerseycitynj.gov
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