170 miles by 70
It is about 170 miles long and 70 miles wide. New York State, the Atlantic, the Delaware River and Delaware Bay surround it.
How it compares
- 5.6×the size of Rhode Island, the smallest state
- 1.6×the size of Connecticut
- ≈ 1×about the same size as New Hampshire
- 1.3%of the area of Alaska, the largest state
- 32.3×the size of the Little Giant Fire
- 5.58 millionacres
- 4.22 millionAmerican football fields
- 3.16 millionsoccer pitches
- 6,622×the size of Central Park
- 45,953×the size of Vatican City
- 2.5×the size of Yellowstone National Park
- 45.7×the size of Lake Tahoe
- 1.0%of the area of Greenland
- 31.7×the size of Anglesey
- 39.5×the size of the Isle of Man
Questions people ask
How many square miles is New Jersey?
8,723 square miles (22,591 km²), 7,354 of them land.
Is New Jersey bigger than Pennsylvania?
No. Pennsylvania is about 5.3 times its size.
Where does New Jersey rank by size?
47th of the 50 states by total area, and 46th by land area.
How long is New Jersey?
About 170 miles (274 km) long and 70 miles (113 km) wide.
How big is New Jersey compared to Texas?
About 3% of the size of Texas.
Where the numbers come from
Official figure: 8,723 square miles in all, 7,354 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (source), licence: Public domain.