Newark, New Jersey
Newark is a city in Essex County, New Jersey, with 311,549 residents in 2020. It spans 2 congressional districts: NJ-10 (63%) and NJ-08 (37%). It spans 2 state senate and 2 state house districts.
County
| County | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| Essex County | 100% |
Congressional districts
| Congressional district | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| New Jersey's 10th congressional district (NJ-10) | 63% |
| New Jersey's 8th congressional district (NJ-08) | 37% |
Elected officials
| Office | Member | Contact | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative (NJ-10) | LaMonica McIver (D) | 202-225-3436 | 63% |
| U.S. Representative (NJ-08) | Robert Menendez (D) | 202-225-7919 | 37% |
| U.S. Senator | Andy Kim (D) | 202-224-4744 | statewide |
| U.S. Senator | Cory A. Booker (D) | 202-224-3224 · contact form | statewide |
| State Senator (State Senate District 29) | Teresa Ruiz (Democratic) | 973-484-1000 | 68% |
| State Senator (State Senate District 28) | Renee Burgess (Democratic) | 862-231-6577 | 32% |
| Assembly Member (Assembly District 29) | Eliana Pintor Marin (Democratic) | 973-589-0713 | 68% |
| Assembly Member (Assembly District 29) | Shanique Speight (Democratic) | 68% | |
| Assembly Member (Assembly District 28) | Chigozie Onyema (Democratic) | 973-762-1886 | 32% |
| Assembly Member (Assembly District 28) | Cleopatra Tucker (Democratic) | 973-926-4320 | 32% |
Officials serving now (members of Congress until January 3, 2027). Sources: State legislators: Open States (public domain); Members of Congress: the @unitedstates project, congress-legislators (CC0).
Local government
- Newark website: https://www.newarknj.gov/
- Newark laws: search for the Newark, New Jersey code of ordinances
- Essex County website: http://www.essex-countynj.org/
- Essex County laws: search for the Essex County, New Jersey code of ordinances
State legislative districts
| State senate district | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| State Senate District 29 | 68% |
| State Senate District 28 | 32% |
| State house district | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| Assembly District 29 | 68% |
| Assembly District 28 | 32% |
ZIP codes
Percentages mark ZIPs only partly in Newark: the share of that ZIP's residents living in it.
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Newark here is the Census Bureau's place boundary as of January 1, 2025. Shares are of 2020 Census population. Districts are the maps in force for the November 3, 2026 election.