Orange, New Jersey

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Orange, New Jersey is a historic city in Essex County that was one of the early suburban communities of the New York metropolitan area and the namesake for several neighboring municipalities.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 862
973
borderedBy City of Newark, New Jersey
East Orange, New Jersey NERFINISHED
South Orange, New Jersey NERFINISHED
West Orange, New Jersey NERFINISHED
country United States of America
county Essex County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
distanceTo approximately 15 miles west of Midtown Manhattan
elevation 102 feet
31 meters
FIPSCode 34-54910
GNISFeatureID 0885320
governmentType Faulkner Act mayor–council
hasHistoricDistrict Orange Valley historic industrial district
hasRailStation Highland Avenue station
Orange station
historicRole early suburban community of New York City
incorporatedAsCity April 3, 1872
incorporatedAsTown April 14, 1860
inMetropolitanArea New York–Newark–Jersey City metropolitan area
isNamesakeOf East Orange, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Orange Township, New Jersey (historical)
South Orange, New Jersey NERFINISHED
West Orange, New Jersey NERFINISHED
locatedIn Essex County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Northeastern New Jersey
locatedNear South Mountain Reservation
mayor Dwayne D. Warren
namedFor House of Orange-Nassau
William III of England
notableFor early industrial development
role in the development of New Jersey’s commuter suburbs
partOf Essex County, New Jersey urban area
New York metropolitan area
populationCensus2010 30,134
postalCode 07050
07051
region Northern New Jersey
servedBy Gladstone Branch
Morristown Line
New Jersey Transit
settlementType urban suburb
state New Jersey
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
timeZoneDST Eastern Daylight Time


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