Weehawken New Jersey Map

About Weehawken, New Jersey

Weehawken is a locality in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of 14,500. The population density is 8500.0 people per km². Weehawken is located at 40.7695°N, 74.0204°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 7086.

Weehawken rises, a steep incline of urban ambition against the vast, indifferent canvas of the Hudson River. Its character is defined by this dramatic geography, a place where the sheer face of the Palisades cliffs dictates the very rhythm of life, pushing dwellings and thoroughfares into a narrow, elongated strip. The air here carries the tang of salt and exhaust, a constant reminder of the waterway that is both its neighbor and its highway, reflecting the shifting moods of the sky in a thousand fractured gleams. Views unfurl like cinematic revelations, sweeping panoramas of Manhattan that can steal the breath, a constant, glittering counterpoint to the grounded reality of Weehawken itself. This is a place where history clings to the very stone, a testament to its strategic importance and its role as a transit hub. The ferry slips, long since faded into memory, once pulsed with the lifeblood of commerce and travel, connecting this western bank to the burgeoning metropolis across the water. The local economy, once anchored by industries that leveraged the river's proximity, now finds its footing in the shadow of those glass towers, a dynamic blend of residential growth and service-sector employment. Weehawken carries the echoes of duels fought and fortunes made, a layered narrative etched into its steep streets and the weathered facades of its older buildings, a quiet hum of perpetual motion beneath the ever-present, watchful gaze of the New York skyline.

About This Weehawken Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Weehawken, New Jersey — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.769546, -74.020418. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Weehawken and Hudson County.

Detailed location data for Weehawken includes the ZIP code (07086), telephone area code (201, 551), county seat of Hudson County (Jersey City), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Weehawken is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.