Essex County Community Links

BUILT IN 1902 AND FEATURED IN “SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN”; TUDOR REVIVAL ELIZABETHAN MANOR HOUSEEssex County New Jersey is part of the New York Metropolitan Area and has an estimated population of 797,000 situated on its land mass of 126.2 miles. 

Within this region are some of the most diverse and racially integrated municipalities in the state and nation.

While many residents commute to New York City, Organon International, Anheuser-Busch, Automatic Data Processing, CIT Group, Hoffmann-LaRoche, W. W. Grainger, Dun & Bradstreet and Prudential have large facilities in Essex County or are headquartered there, and there are numerous factories and large office parks scattered throughout.

There are various attractions in Essex County, such as the Thomas Edison National Historical Park, Grover Cleveland Birthplace, Newark Museum, Montclair Art Museum, and the Turtle Back Zoo. The county is also home to Newark Liberty International Airport, Essex County Airport, and Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal.

To learn more about each community in Essex County, click on the links to their websites below:

Belleville
Bloomfield
Silver Lake
Caldwell
Cedar Grove
East Orange
Essex Fells
Fairfield
Glen Ridge
Irvington
Livingston
Maplewood
Millburn
Montclair
Newark
North Caldwell
Nutley
Orange
Roseland
South Orange
Verona
West Caldwell
West Orange

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