Pop.
rank |
Municipality |
County |
Population
in 2010[1] |
Municipal
type |
Form of
government |
Community
established |
Incorporated |
| 1 | Newark | Essex | 277,140 | City | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1666 | 1836 |
| 2 | Jersey City | Hudson | 247,597 | City | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1660 | 1838 |
| 3 | Paterson | Passaic | 146,199 | City | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1791 | 1861 |
| 4 | Elizabeth | Union | 124,969 | City | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1664 | 1855 |
| 5 | Edison | Middlesex | 99,967 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | | 1870 |
| 6 | Woodbridge | Middlesex | 99,585 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1664 | 1798 |
| 7 | Lakewood | Ocean | 92,843 | Township | Township (Township Committee-Manager) | 1750 | 1892 |
| 8 | Toms River | Ocean | 91,239 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1768 | 1798 |
| 9 | Hamilton | Mercer | 88,464 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1688 | 1842 |
| 10 | Trenton | Mercer | 84,913 | City | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1719 | 1792 |
| 11 | Clifton | Passaic | 84,136 | City | 1923 Municipal Manager Law | 1693 | 1917 |
| 12 | Camden | Camden | 77,344 | City | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | | 1828 |
| 13 | Brick | Ocean | 75,072 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1850 | 1850 |
| 14 | Cherry Hill | Camden | 71,045 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1695 | 1844 |
| 15 | Passaic | Passaic | 69,781 | City | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1679 | 1873 |
| 16 | Middletown | Monmouth | 66,522 | Township | Special Charter (New Jersey) | 1693 | 1798 |
| 17 | Union City | Hudson | 66,455 | City | Walsh Act | | 1925 |
| 18 | Old Bridge | Middlesex | 65,375 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1683 | 1869 |
| 19 | Gloucester Township | Camden | 64,634 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1695 | 1798 |
| 20 | East Orange | Essex | 64,270 | City | City (New Jersey) | 1666 | 1863 |
| 21 | Bayonne | Hudson | 63,024 | City | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | | 1861 |
| 22 | Franklin | Somerset | 62,300 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) | 1745 | 1798 |
| 23 | North Bergen | Hudson | 60,773 | Township | Walsh Act | | 1843 |
| 24 | Vineland | Cumberland | 60,724 | City | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1862 | 1852 |
| 25 | Union | Union | 56,642 | Township | Township (New Jersey) | 1667 | 1808 |
| 26 | Piscataway | Middlesex | 56,044 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1693 | 1798 |
| 27 | New Brunswick | Middlesex | 55,181 | City | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1730 | 1784 |
| 28 | Jackson | Ocean | 54,856 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | | 1844 |
| 29 | Wayne | Passaic | 54,717 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | | 1847 |
| 30 | Irvington | Essex | 53,926 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | | 1874 |
| 31 | Parsippany-Troy Hills | Morris | 53,238 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1700 | 1928 |
| 32 | Howell | Monmouth | 51,075 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) | | 1801 |
| 33 | Perth Amboy | Middlesex | 50,814 | City | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1683 | 1718 |
| 34 | Hoboken | Hudson | 50,005 | City | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1820 | 1849 |
| 35 | Plainfield | Union | 49,808 | City | Special Charter (New Jersey) | 1684 | 1869 |
| 36 | West New York | Hudson | 49,708 | Town | Walsh Act | | 1898 |
| 37 | Washington Township | Gloucester | 48,559 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | | 1836 |
| 38 | East Brunswick | Middlesex | 47,512 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1677 | 1860 |
| 39 | Bloomfield | Essex | 47,315 | Township | Special Charter (New Jersey) | 1763 | 1812 |
| 40 | West Orange | Essex | 46,207 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1806 | 1863 |
| 41 | Evesham | Burlington | 45,538 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) | 1672 | 1798 |
| 42 | Bridgewater | Somerset | 44,464 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1749 | 1798 |
| 43 | South Brunswick | Middlesex | 43,417 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) | 1778 | 1798 |
| 44 | Egg Harbor | Atlantic | 43,323 | Township | Township (New Jersey) | 1694 | 1798 |
| 45 | Manchester | Ocean | 43,070 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | | 1865 |
| 46 | Hackensack | Bergen | 43,010 | City | 1923 Municipal Manager Law | 1665 | 1693 |
| 47 | Sayreville | Middlesex | 42,704 | Borough | Borough (New Jersey) | 1703 | 1876 |
| 48 | Mount Laurel | Burlington | 41,864 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) | | 1872 |
| 49 | Berkeley | Ocean | 41,255 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | | 1875 |
| 50 | North Brunswick | Middlesex | 40,742 | Township | Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council-Administrator) | 1779 | 1798 |
| 51 | Kearny | Hudson | 40,684 | Town | Town (New Jersey) | | 1867 |
| 52 | Linden | Union | 40,499 | City | City (New Jersey) | 1861 | 1925 |
| 53 | Marlboro | Monmouth | 40,191 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1685 | 1848 |
| 54 | Teaneck | Bergen | 39,776 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) | 1704 | 1895 |
| 55 | Atlantic City | Atlantic | 39,558 | City | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | | 1854 |
| 56 | Winslow | Camden | 39,499 | Township | Township (New Jersey) | | 1845 |
| 57 | Monroe | Middlesex | 39,132 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1838 | 1838 |
| 58 | Manalapan | Monmouth | 38,872 | Township | Township (New Jersey) | | 1848 |
| 59 | Hillsborough | Somerset | 38,303 | Township | Township (New Jersey) | 1746 | 1771 |
| 60 | Montclair | Essex | 37,669 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) | | 1868 |
| 61 | Galloway | Atlantic | 37,349 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) | 1774 | 1798 |
| 62 | Freehold Township | Monmouth | 36,184 | Township | Township (New Jersey) | 1693 | 1798 |
| 63 | Monroe Township | Gloucester | 36,129 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | | 1859 |
| 64 | Belleville | Essex | 35,926 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) | | 1839 |
| 65 | Pennsauken | Camden | 35,885 | Township | Township (New Jersey) | | 1892 |
| 66 | Ewing | Mercer | 35,790 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1717 | 1834 |
| 67 | Fort Lee | Bergen | 35,345 | Borough | Borough (New Jersey) | | 1904 |
| 68 | Lawrence | Mercer | 33,472 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) | 1697 | 1798 |
| 69 | Fair Lawn | Bergen | 32,457 | Borough | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) | | 1924 |
| 70 | Willingboro | Burlington | 31,629 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) | 1688 | 1798 |
| 71 | Long Branch | Monmouth | 30,719 | City | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | | 1867 |
| 72 | Deptford | Gloucester | 30,561 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) | 1695 | 1798 |
| 73 | Garfield | Bergen | 30,487 | City | 1923 Municipal Manager Law | 1873 | 1898 |
| 74 | Westfield | Union | 30,316 | Town | Special Charter (New Jersey) | 1720 | 1798 |
| 75 | City of Orange | Essex | 30,134 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1666 | 1806 |
| 76 | Livingston | Essex | 29,366 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) | 1699 | 1813 |
| 77 | Voorhees | Camden | 29,131 | Township | Township (New Jersey) | | 1899 |
| 78 | Princeton | Mercer | 28,572 | Borough | Borough (New Jersey) | 1683 | 1813/2013[note 1] |
| 79 | Millville | Cumberland | 28,400 | City | Walsh Act | 1720 | 1801 |
| 80 | Nutley | Essex | 28,370 | Township | Walsh Act | 1693 | 1874 |
| 81 | Mount Olive | Morris | 28,117 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | | 1871 |
| 82 | Neptune | Monmouth | 27,935 | Township | Township (New Jersey) | | 1879 |
| 83 | Pemberton Township | Burlington | 27,912 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | | 1846 |
| 84 | Lacey | Ocean | 27,644 | Township | Township (New Jersey) | | 1871 |
| 85 | Rahway | Union | 27,346 | City | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1664 | 1858 |
| 86 | Ocean Township | Monmouth | 27,291 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 87 | East Windsor | Mercer | 27,190 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 88 | West Windsor | Mercer | 27,165 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
| 89 | Englewood | Bergen | 27,147 | City | Special Charter (New Jersey) |
| 90 | Bergenfield | Bergen | 26,764 | Borough | Borough (New Jersey) |
| 91 | Bernards Township | Somerset | 26,652 | Township | Township (New Jersey) |
| 92 | Stafford Township | Ocean | 26,535 | Township | Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) |
| 93 | Hamilton Township | Atlantic | 26,503 | Township | Township (New Jersey) |
| 94 | Paramus | Bergen | 26,342 | Borough | Borough (New Jersey) |
| 95 | Wall | Monmouth | 26,164 | Township | Township (New Jersey) |
| 96 | Mahwah | Bergen | 25,890 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
| 97 | West Milford | Passaic | 25,850 | Township | Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council-Administrator) |
| 98 | Randolph | Morris | 25,734 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 99 | Bridgeton | Cumberland | 25,349 | City | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
| 100 | Ridgewood | Bergen | 24,958 | Village | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 101 | Rockaway Township | Morris | 24,156 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
| 102 | Lodi | Bergen | 24,136 | Borough | 1923 Municipal Manager Law |
| 103 | Vernon | Sussex | 23,943 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council)[3] |
| 104 | Maplewood | Essex | 23,867 | Township | |
| 105 | Cliffside Park | Bergen | 23,594 | Borough | |
| 106 | Scotch Plains | Union | 23,510 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 107 | South Plainfield | Middlesex | 23,385 | Borough | |
| 108 | Roxbury | Morris | 23,324 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 109 | Medford | Burlington | 23,033 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 110 | Plainsboro | Middlesex | 22,999 | Township | |
| 111 | Lower Township | Cape May | 22,866 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) | 1723 | 1798 |
| 112 | Carteret | Middlesex | 22,844 | Borough | |
| 113 | Cranford | Union | 22,625 | Township | |
| 114 | Burlington Township | Burlington | 22,594 | Township | |
| 115 | Morris Township | Morris | 22,306 | Township | |
| 116 | Montgomery | Somerset | 22,254 | Township | |
| 117 | Raritan Township | Hunterdon | 22,185 | Township | |
| 118 | North Plainfield | Somerset | 21,936 | Borough | |
| 119 | West Deptford | Gloucester | 21,677 | Township | |
| 120 | Montville | Morris | 21,528 | Township | Special Charter (New Jersey) |
| 121 | Summit | Union | 21,457 | City | City (New Jersey) |
| 122 | Hillside | Union | 21,404 | Township | |
| 123 | Jefferson | Morris | 21,314 | Township | |
| 124 | Roselle | Union | 21,085 | Borough | |
| 125 | Barnegat | Ocean | 20,936 | Township | |
| 126 | Moorestown | Burlington | 20,726 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 127 | Lyndhurst | Bergen | 20,554 | Township | Walsh Act |
| 128 | Hazlet | Monmouth | 20,334 | Township | |
| 129 | Pleasantville | Atlantic | 20,249 | City | City (New Jersey) |
| 130 | Millburn | Essex | 20,149 | Township | |
| 131 | Little Egg Harbor | Ocean | 20,065 | Township | | 1740 | 1798 |
| 132 | Sparta | Sussex | 19,722 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 133 | Palisades Park | Bergen | 19,622 | Borough | |
| 134 | Elmwood Park | Bergen | 19,403 | Borough | |
| 135 | Maple Shade | Burlington | 19,131 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 136 | Middle Township | Cape May | 18,911 | Township | |
| 137 | Hawthorne | Passaic | 18,791 | Borough | |
| 138 | Glassboro | Gloucester | 18,579 | Borough | |
| 139 | Washington Township | Morris | 18,533 | Township | |
| 140 | Morristown | Morris | 18,411 | Town | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | 1715 | 1865 |
| 141 | Point Pleasant | Ocean | 18,392 | Borough | |
| 142 | Aberdeen | Monmouth | 18,210 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 143 | Dover | Morris | 18,157 | Town | Town (New Jersey) |
| 144 | Rutherford | Bergen | 18,061 | Borough | |
| 145 | Tinton Falls | Monmouth | 17,892 | Borough | |
| 146 | Lindenwold | Camden | 17,613 | Borough | |
| 147 | Dumont | Bergen | 17,479 | Borough | |
| 148 | Hopewell Township | Mercer | 17,304 | Township | |
| 149 | Delran | Burlington | 16,896 | Township | |
| 150 | Franklin Township | Gloucester | 16,820 | Township | |
| 151 | Holmdel | Monmouth | 16,773 | Township | |
| 152 | Wyckoff | Bergen | 16,696 | Township | |
| 153 | Denville | Morris | 16,635 | Township | |
| 154 | New Milford | Bergen | 16,341 | Borough | |
| 155 | Secaucus | Hudson | 16,264 | Town | Town (New Jersey) |
| 156 | South Orange Village | Essex | 16,198 | Township[4] | Special Charter (New Jersey) | 1686 | 1869 |
| 157 | Readington | Hunterdon | 16,126 | Township | |
| 158 | Asbury Park | Monmouth | 16,116 | City | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 159 | South River | Middlesex | 16,008 | Borough | |
| 160 | Madison | Morris | 15,845 | Borough | | 1715 | 1889 |
| 161 | Springfield | Union | 15,817 | Township | |
| 162 | Cinnaminson | Burlington | 15,569 | Township | |
| 163 | Pequannock | Morris | 15,540 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 164 | North Arlington | Bergen | 15,392 | Borough | |
| 165 | Warren | Somerset | 15,311 | Township | |
| 166 | Mantua | Gloucester | 15,217 | Township | |
| 167 | Hopatcong | Sussex | 15,147 | Borough | |
| 168 | Phillipsburg | Warren | 14,950 | Town | |
| 169 | Hammonton | Atlantic | 14,791 | Town | Town (New Jersey) |
| 170 | Clark | Union | 14,756 | Township | |
| 171 | Haddon Township | Camden | 14,707 | Township | Walsh Act |
| 172 | Tenafly | Bergen | 14,488 | Borough | Special Charter (New Jersey) |
| 173 | Ramsey | Bergen | 14,473 | Borough | |
| 174 | Branchburg | Somerset | 14,459 | Township | |
| 175 | Little Falls | Passaic | 14,432 | Township | |
| 176 | Highland Park | Middlesex | 13,982 | Borough | |
| 177 | Collingswood | Camden | 13,926 | Borough | Walsh Act |
| 178 | Fairview | Bergen | 13,835 | Borough | |
| 179 | Hanover | Morris | 13,712 | Township | | 1720 | 1740 |
| 180 | Saddle Brook | Bergen | 13,659 | Township | |
| 181 | Robbinsville | Mercer | 13,642 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
| 182 | Middlesex | Middlesex | 13,635 | Borough | |
| 183 | Harrison | Hudson | 13,620 | Town | Town (New Jersey) |
| 184 | Metuchen | Middlesex | 13,574 | Borough | |
| 185 | Clinton Township | Hunterdon | 13,478 | Township | Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) |
| 186 | Pennsville | Salem | 13,409 | Township | |
| 187 | Verona | Essex | 13,332 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 188 | Roselle Park | Union | 13,297 | Borough | |
| 189 | Berkeley Heights | Union | 13,183 | Township | |
| 190 | Oakland | Bergen | 12,754 | Borough | |
| 191 | Ridgefield Park | Bergen | 12,729 | Village | Walsh Act |
| 192 | Eatontown | Monmouth | 12,709 | Borough | |
| 193 | Lumberton | Burlington | 12,559 | Township | |
| 194 | Weehawken | Hudson | 12,554 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 195 | Harrison Township | Gloucester | 12,417 | Township | |
| 196 | Cedar Grove | Essex | 12,411 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 197 | Upper Township | Cape May | 12,373 | Township | |
| 198 | Ringwood | Passaic | 12,228 | Borough | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 199 | Red Bank | Monmouth | 12,206 | Borough | |
| 200 | New Providence | Union | 12,171 | Borough | |
| 201 | Florence | Burlington | 12,109 | Township | |
| 202 | Somerville | Somerset | 12,098 | Borough | |
| 203 | Freehold Borough | Monmouth | 12,052 | Borough | |
| 204 | Hasbrouck Heights | Bergen | 11,842 | Borough | |
| 205 | Woodland Park | Passaic | 11,819 | Borough | Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) |
| 206 | Ocean City | Cape May | 11,701 | City | |
| 207 | Florham Park | Morris | 11,696 | Borough | Borough (New Jersey) | 1700 | 1899 |
| 208 | Glen Rock | Bergen | 11,601 | Borough | |
| 209 | Haddonfield | Camden | 11,593 | Borough | Walsh Act |
| 210 | Bellmawr | Camden | 11,583 | Borough | |
| 211 | Edgewater | Bergen | 11,513 | Borough | |
| 212 | Gloucester City | Camden | 11,456 | City | Special Charter (New Jersey) | 1831 | 1868 |
| 213 | Bordentown Township | Burlington | 11,367 | Township | | | 1852 |
| 214 | Wantage | Sussex | 11,358 | Township | |
| 215 | River Edge | Bergen | 11,340 | Borough | |
| 216 | Wallington | Bergen | 11,335 | Borough | |
| 217 | Guttenberg | Hudson | 11,176 | Town | Town (New Jersey) | 1853 | 1859 |
| 218 | East Hanover | Morris | 11,157 | Township | Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) | 1720 | 1928 |
| 219 | Wanaque | Passaic | 11,116 | Borough | |
| 220 | Pompton Lakes | Passaic | 11,097 | Borough | |
| 221 | Beachwood | Ocean | 11,045 | Borough | |
| 222 | Ridgefield | Bergen | 11,032 | Borough | |
| 223 | Westwood | Bergen | 10,908 | Borough | |
| 224 | Totowa | Passaic | 10,804 | Borough | |
| 225 | Somers Point | Atlantic | 10,795 | City | City (New Jersey) |
| 226 | West Caldwell | Essex | 10,759 | Township | |
| 227 | Ventnor City | Atlantic | 10,650 | City | Walsh Act |
| 228 | Waterford | Camden | 10,649 | Township | |
| 229 | Little Ferry | Bergen | 10,626 | Borough | |
| 230 | Franklin Lakes | Bergen | 10,590 | Borough | |
| 231 | Millstone Township | Monmouth | 10,566 | Township | |
| 232 | Lincoln Park | Morris | 10,521 | Borough | |
| 233 | Southampton | Burlington | 10,464 | Township | |
| 234 | Chatham Township | Morris | 10,452 | Township | |
| 235 | Bound Brook | Somerset | 10,402 | Borough | |
| 236 | Manville | Somerset | 10,344 | Borough | |
| 237 | Kinnelon | Morris | 10,248 | Borough | |
| 238 | Pine Hill | Camden | 10,233 | Borough | |
| 239 | Hillsdale | Bergen | 10,219 | Borough | |
| 240 | Woolwich Township | Gloucester | 10,200 | Township | |
| 241 | Woodbury | Gloucester | 10,174 | City | City (New Jersey) |
| 242 | Colts Neck | Monmouth | 10,142 | Township | |
| 243 | Keansburg | Monmouth | 10,105 | Borough | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 244 | Burlington | Burlington | 9,920 | City | |
| 245 | Hackettstown | Warren | 9,724 | Town | Special Charter (New Jersey) |
| 246 | River Vale | Bergen | 9,659 | Township | |
| 247 | Waldwick | Bergen | 9,625 | Borough | |
| 248 | East Greenwich | Gloucester | 9,555 | Township | |
| 249 | Maywood | Bergen | 9,555 | Borough | |
| 250 | Mount Holly | Burlington | 9,536 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 251 | Brigantine | Atlantic | 9,450 | City | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 252 | Pittsgrove | Salem | 9,393 | Township | |
| 253 | Washington Township | Bergen | 9,102 | Township | |
| 254 | Pitman | Gloucester | 9,011 | Borough | |
| 255 | Chatham Borough | Morris | 8,962 | Borough | |
| 256 | Leonia | Bergen | 8,937 | Borough | |
| 257 | East Rutherford | Bergen | 8,913 | Borough | |
| 258 | Edgewater Park | Burlington | 8,881 | Township | |
| 259 | Audubon | Camden | 8,819 | Borough | Walsh Act |
| 260 | Westampton | Burlington | 8,813 | Township | |
| 261 | Matawan | Monmouth | 8,810 | Borough | |
| 262 | Long Hill | Morris | 8,702 | Township | |
| 263 | Park Ridge | Bergen | 8,645 | Borough | |
| 264 | South Amboy | Middlesex | 8,631 | City | |
| 265 | Northfield | Atlantic | 8,624 | City | City (New Jersey) |
| 266 | Cresskill | Bergen | 8,573 | Borough | |
| 267 | Mansfield Township | Burlington | 8,544 | Township | |
| 268 | Runnemede | Camden | 8,468 | Borough | |
| 269 | Plumsted | Ocean | 8,421 | Township | |
| 270 | North Haledon | Passaic | 8,417 | Borough | |
| 271 | Absecon | Atlantic | 8,411 | City | City (New Jersey) |
| 272 | Closter | Bergen | 8,373 | Borough | |
| 273 | Byram | Sussex | 8,350 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 274 | Boonton | Morris | 8,347 | Town | Town (New Jersey) |
| 275 | Ocean Township | Ocean | 8,332 | Township | |
| 276 | Haledon | Passaic | 8,318 | Borough | |
| 277 | Spotswood | Middlesex | 8,257 | Borough | |
| 278 | Hardyston | Sussex | 8,213 | Township | Special Charter (New Jersey) |
| 279 | Upper Saddle River | Bergen | 8,208 | Borough | |
| 280 | Bogota | Bergen | 8,187 | Borough | |
| 281 | Clayton | Gloucester | 8,179 | Borough | |
| 282 | Bedminster | Somerset | 8,165 | Township | |
| 283 | West Long Branch | Monmouth | 8,097 | Borough | |
| 284 | Riverside | Burlington | 8,079 | Township | |
| 285 | Carneys Point | Salem | 8,049 | Township | |
| 286 | Lopatcong | Warren | 8,014 | Township | Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) |
| 287 | Newton | Sussex | 7,997 | Town | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 288 | Oradell | Bergen | 7,978 | Borough | |
| 289 | Maurice River | Cumberland | 7,976 | Township | |
| 290 | Kenilworth | Union | 7,914 | Borough | |
| 291 | Montvale | Bergen | 7,844 | Borough | |
| 292 | Chester Township | Morris | 7,838 | Township | Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) |
| 293 | Caldwell | Essex | 7,822 | Borough | |
| 294 | Mansfield Township | Warren | 7,725 | Township | |
| 295 | Bernardsville | Somerset | 7,707 | Borough | |
| 296 | Chesterfield | Burlington | 7,699 | Township | |
| 297 | North Hanover | Burlington | 7,678 | Township | |
| 298 | Upper Deerfield | Cumberland | 7,660 | Township | |
| 299 | Bloomingdale | Passaic | 7,656 | Borough | |
| 300 | Wood-Ridge | Bergen | 7,626 | Borough | |
| 301 | Berlin | Camden | 7,588 | Borough | |
| 302 | Buena Vista | Atlantic | 7,570 | Township | |
| 303 | Butler | Morris | 7,539 | Borough | |
| 304 | Glen Ridge | Essex | 7,527 | Borough | |
| 305 | Haddon Heights | Camden | 7,473 | Borough | |
| 306 | Fairfield | Essex | 7,466 | Township | Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) |
| 307 | Emerson | Bergen | 7,401 | Borough | |
| 308 | Palmyra | Burlington | 7,398 | Borough | |
| 309 | New Hanover | Burlington | 7,385 | Township | |
| 310 | Fanwood | Union | 7,318 | Borough | |
| 311 | Keyport | Monmouth | 7,240 | Borough | |
| 312 | Dunellen | Middlesex | 7,227 | Borough | |
| 313 | Green Brook | Somerset | 7,203 | Township | |
| 314 | Midland Park | Bergen | 7,128 | Borough | |
| 315 | Rumson | Monmouth | 7,122 | Borough | |
| 316 | Linwood | Atlantic | 7,092 | City | City (New Jersey) |
| 317 | Stratford | Camden | 7,040 | Borough | |
| 318 | Barrington | Camden | 6,983 | Borough | |
| 319 | Tabernacle | Burlington | 6,949 | Township | |
| 320 | Upper Freehold | Monmouth | 6,902 | Township | |
| 321 | Milltown | Middlesex | 6,893 | Borough | |
| 322 | Raritan | Somerset | 6,881 | Borough | |
| 323 | Mountainside | Union | 6,685 | Borough | |
| 324 | Washington Township | Warren | 6,651 | Township | |
| 325 | Lebanon Township | Hunterdon | 6,588 | Township | |
| 326 | Wharton | Morris | 6,522 | Borough | |
| 327 | Allendale | Bergen | 6,505 | Borough | |
| 328 | Shamong | Burlington | 6,490 | Township | |
| 329 | Dennis Township | Cape May | 6,467 | Township | |
| 330 | Washington | Warren | 6,461 | Borough | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 331 | Rockaway | Morris | 6,438 | Borough | |
| 332 | Margate City | Atlantic | 6,354 | City | Walsh Act |
| 333 | Andover Township | Sussex | 6,319 | Township | |
| 334 | Fairfield Township | Cumberland | 6,295 | Township | |
| 335 | Union Beach | Monmouth | 6,245 | Borough | |
| 336 | North Caldwell | Essex | 6,183 | Borough | |
| 337 | Mullica Township | Atlantic | 6,147 | Township | |
| 338 | Carlstadt | Bergen | 6,127 | Borough | |
| 339 | Fair Haven | Monmouth | 6,121 | Borough | |
| 340 | Hainesport | Burlington | 6,110 | Township | |
| 341 | Paulsboro | Gloucester | 6,097 | Borough | |
| 342 | Eastampton | Burlington | 6,069 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 343 | Logan Township | Gloucester | 6,042 | Township | Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) |
| 344 | Tewksbury | Hunterdon | 5,993 | Township | |
| 345 | Blairstown | Warren | 5,967 | Township | |
| 346 | Little Silver | Monmouth | 5,950 | Borough | |
| 347 | Jamesburg | Middlesex | 5,915 | Borough | |
| 348 | Union Township | Hunterdon | 5,908 | Township | |
| 349 | Manasquan | Monmouth | 5,897 | Borough | |
| 350 | Mendham Township | Morris | 5,869 | Township | |
| 351 | Prospect Park | Passaic | 5,865 | Borough | |
| 352 | Oceanport | Monmouth | 5,832 | Borough | |
| 353 | Roseland | Essex | 5,819 | Borough | |
| 354 | Watchung | Somerset | 5,801 | Borough | |
| 355 | Belmar | Monmouth | 5,794 | Borough | Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) |
| 356 | Old Tappan | Bergen | 5,750 | Borough | |
| 357 | Woodcliff Lake | Bergen | 5,730 | Borough | |
| 358 | Greenwich Township | Warren | 5,712 | Township | |
| 359 | Norwood | Bergen | 5,711 | Borough | |
| 360 | Independence Township | Warren | 5,662 | Township | |
| 361 | Frankford Township | Sussex | 5,565 | Township | |
| 362 | Morris Plains | Morris | 5,532 | Borough | |
| 363 | Rochelle Park | Bergen | 5,530 | Township | |
| 364 | Hightstown | Mercer | 5,494 | Borough | |
| 365 | Berlin Township | Camden | 5,357 | Township | Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) |
| 366 | Wildwood | Cape May | 5,325 | City | Walsh Act |
| 367 | Holland Township | Hunterdon | 5,291 | Township | |
| 368 | Englewood Cliffs | Bergen | 5,281 | Borough | |
| 369 | Hampton Township | Sussex | 5,196 | Township | |
| 370 | Commercial Township | Cumberland | 5,178 | Township | |
| 371 | Somerdale | Camden | 5,151 | Borough | |
| 372 | Penns Grove | Salem | 5,147 | Borough | |
| 373 | Salem | Salem | 5,146 | City | City (New Jersey) | 1675 | 1798 |
| 374 | Mount Arlington | Morris | 5,050 | Borough | |
| 375 | Franklin | Sussex | 5,045 | Borough | |
| 376 | Highlands | Monmouth | 5,005 | Borough | Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) |
| 377 | Clementon | Camden | 5,000 | Borough | |
| 378 | Mendham Borough | Morris | 4,981 | Borough | |
| 379 | Alexandria Township | Hunterdon | 4,938 | Township | |
| 380 | Greenwich Township | Gloucester | 4,899 | Township | Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) |
| 381 | White Township | Warren | 4,882 | Township | |
| 382 | Demarest | Bergen | 4,881 | Borough | |
| 383 | Neptune City | Monmouth | 4,869 | Borough | |
| 384 | Brielle | Monmouth | 4,774 | Borough | |
| 385 | Spring Lake Heights | Monmouth | 4,713 | Borough | |
| 386 | Mount Ephraim | Camden | 4,676 | Borough | Walsh Act |
| 387 | Point Pleasant Beach | Ocean | 4,665 | Borough | |
| 388 | Harrington Park | Bergen | 4,664 | Borough | |
| 389 | Northvale | Bergen | 4,640 | Borough | |
| 390 | Buena | Atlantic | 4,603 | Borough | |
| 391 | Flemington | Hunterdon | 4,581 | Borough | |
| 392 | Hopewell Township | Cumberland | 4,571 | Township | |
| 393 | Delaware Township | Hunterdon | 4,563 | Township | |
| 394 | South Bound Brook | Somerset | 4,563 | Borough | |
| 395 | Atlantic Highlands | Monmouth | 4,385 | Borough | |
| 396 | Magnolia | Camden | 4,341 | Borough | |
| 397 | Allamuchy | Warren | 4,323 | Township | Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) |
| 398 | Bradley Beach | Monmouth | 4,298 | Borough | Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) |
| 399 | Westville | Gloucester | 4,288 | Borough | |
| 400 | Delanco | Burlington | 4,283 | Township | |
| 401 | Boonton Township | Morris | 4,263 | Township | |
| 402 | Egg Harbor City | Atlantic | 4,243 | City | City (New Jersey) | 1854 | 1858 |
| 403 | Garwood | Union | 4,226 | Borough | |
| 404 | Elk | Gloucester | 4,216 | Township | |
| 405 | Mountain Lakes | Morris | 4,160 | Borough | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 406 | Medford Lakes | Burlington | 4,146 | Borough | 1923 Municipal Manager Law |
| 407 | Stillwater | Sussex | 4,099 | Township | |
| 408 | Ho-Ho-Kus | Bergen | 4,078 | Borough | |
| 409 | North Wildwood | Cape May | 4,041 | City | City (New Jersey) |
| 410 | Oaklyn | Camden | 4,038 | Borough | |
| 411 | Pilesgrove | Salem | 4,016 | Township | |
| 412 | East Amwell | Hunterdon | 4,013 | Township | |
| 413 | Bethlehem Township | Hunterdon | 3,979 | Township | |
| 414 | Bordentown | Burlington | 3,924 | City | Walsh Act | 1682 | 1867 |
| 415 | Lambertville | Hunterdon | 3,906 | City | Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) | 1834 | 1849 |
| 416 | Cranbury | Middlesex | 3,857 | Township | |
| 417 | Montague | Sussex | 3,847 | Township | |
| 418 | Kingwood | Hunterdon | 3,845 | Township | |
| 419 | West Amwell | Hunterdon | 3,840 | Township | |
| 420 | Harding Township | Morris | 3,838 | Township | |
| 421 | Merchantville | Camden | 3,821 | Borough | |
| 422 | Shrewsbury | Monmouth | 3,809 | Borough | |
| 423 | South Toms River | Ocean | 3,684 | Borough | |
| 424 | Mine Hill | Morris | 3,651 | Township | |
| 425 | High Bridge | Hunterdon | 3,648 | Borough | |
| 426 | Stanhope | Sussex | 3,610 | Borough | |
| 427 | Cape May | Cape May | 3,607 | City | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) | | 1848 |
| 428 | Green Township | Sussex | 3,601 | Township | |
| 429 | Riverdale | Morris | 3,559 | Borough | |
| 430 | Upper Pittsgrove | Salem | 3,505 | Township | |
| 431 | Woodstown | Salem | 3,505 | Borough | |
| 432 | Alloway Township | Salem | 3,467 | Township | | 1701 | 1767 |
| 433 | Fredon Township | Sussex | 3,437 | Township | |
| 434 | Springfield Township | Burlington | 3,414 | Township | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| 435 | Haworth | Bergen | 3,382 | Borough | |
| 436 | Tuckerton | Ocean | 3,347 | Borough | |
| 437 | Pohatcong Township | Warren | 3,339 | Township | Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) |
| 438 | Lawrence Township | Cumberland | 3,290 | Township | |
| 439 | Monmouth Beach | Monmouth | 3,279 | Borough | Walsh Act |
| 440 | Hamburg | Sussex | 3,277 | Borough | |
| 441 | Wildwood Crest | Cape May | 3,270 | Borough | Walsh Act |
| 442 | Netcong | Morris | 3,232 | Borough | |
| 443 | Franklin Township | Hunterdon | 3,195 | Township | |
| 444 | Franklin Township | Warren | 3,176 | Township | |
| 445 | South Harrison | Gloucester | 3,162 | Township | |
| 446 | Saddle River | Bergen | 3,152 | Borough | |
| 447 | Deerfield Township | Cumberland | 3,119 | Township | |
| 448 | Knowlton Township | Warren | 3,055 | Township | |
| 449 | Woodbury Heights | Gloucester | 3,055 | Borough | |
| 450 | Long Beach | Ocean | 3,051 | Township | Walsh Act |
| 451 | National Park | Gloucester | 3,036 | Borough | |
| 452 | Spring Lake | Monmouth | 2,993 | Borough | |
| 453 | Woodlynne | Camden | 2,978 | Borough | |
| 454 | Lawnside | Camden | 2,945 | Borough | |
| 455 | Liberty Township | Warren | 2,942 | Township | |
| 456 | Seaside Heights | Ocean | 2,887 | Borough | |
| 457 | Riverton | Burlington | 2,779 | Borough | |
| 458 | Clinton | Hunterdon | 2,719 | Town | Town (New Jersey) |
| 459 | Weymouth Township | Atlantic | 2,715 | Township | |
| 460 | Moonachie | Bergen | 2,708 | Borough | |
| 461 | Belvidere | Warren | 2,681 | Town | Town (New Jersey) |
| 462 | Harmony Township | Warren | 2,667 | Township | |
| 463 | Quinton Township | Salem | 2,666 | Township | |
| 464 | Lakehurst | Ocean | 2,654 | Borough | |
| 465 | Pennington | Mercer | 2,585 | Borough | |
| 466 | Swedesboro | Gloucester | 2,584 | Borough | |
| 467 | Peapack and Gladstone | Somerset | 2,582 | Borough | |
| 468 | Beverly | Burlington | 2,577 | City | City (New Jersey) | | 1850 |
| 469 | Lafayette | Sussex | 2,538 | Township | |
| 470 | Oxford Township | Warren | 2,514 | Township | |
| 471 | Woodbine | Cape May | 2,472 | Borough | |
| 472 | Ogdensburg | Sussex | 2,410 | Borough | |
| 473 | East Newark | Hudson | 2,406 | Borough | |
| 474 | South Hackensack | Bergen | 2,378 | Township | |
| 475 | Alpha | Warren | 2,369 | Borough | |
| 476 | Wenonah | Gloucester | 2,278 | Borough | |
| 477 | Gibbsboro | Camden | 2,274 | Borough | |
| 478 | Frelinghuysen Township | Warren | 2,230 | Township | |
| 479 | Helmetta | Middlesex | 2,178 | Borough | |
| 480 | Sussex | Sussex | 2,130 | Borough | |
| 481 | Pine Beach | Ocean | 2,127 | Borough | |
| 482 | Sea Isle City | Cape May | 2,114 | City | Walsh Act |
| 483 | Essex Fells | Essex | 2,113 | Borough | |
| 484 | Ocean Gate | Ocean | 2,011 | Borough | |
| 485 | Sandyston Township | Sussex | 1,998 | Township | |
| 486 | Brooklawn | Camden | 1,955 | Borough | |
| 487 | Hope | Warren | 1,952 | Township | |
| 488 | Hopewell | Mercer | 1,922 | Borough | |
| 489 | Laurel Springs | Camden | 1,908 | Borough | |
| 490 | Avon-by-the-Sea | Monmouth | 1,901 | Borough | Walsh Act |
| 491 | Folsom | Atlantic | 1,885 | Borough | |
| 492 | Lavallette | Ocean | 1,875 | Borough | |
| 493 | Alpine | Bergen | 1,849 | Borough | |
| 494 | Englishtown | Monmouth | 1,847 | Borough | |
| 495 | Allentown | Monmouth | 1,828 | Borough | |
| 496 | Sea Girt | Monmouth | 1,828 | Borough | |
| 497 | Mannington | Salem | 1,806 | Township | |
| 498 | Woodland Township | Burlington | 1,788 | Township | |
| 499 | Oldmans Township | Salem | 1,773 | Township | |
| 500 | Lower Alloways Creek | Salem | 1,770 | Township | | 1701 | 1767 |
| 501 | Lake Como | Monmouth | 1,759 | Borough | |
| 502 | Estell Manor | Atlantic | 1,735 | City | Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) |
| 503 | Glen Gardner | Hunterdon | 1,704 | Borough | |
| 504 | Hardwick Township | Warren | 1,696 | Township | |
| 505 | Island Heights | Ocean | 1,673 | Borough | Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) |
| 506 | Chester Borough | Morris | 1,649 | Borough | |
| 507 | Chesilhurst | Camden | 1,634 | Borough | |
| 508 | Eagleswood | Ocean | 1,603 | Township | |
| 509 | Downe Township | Cumberland | 1,585 | Township | |
| 510 | Seaside Park | Ocean | 1,579 | Borough | |
| 511 | Newfield | Gloucester | 1,553 | Borough | |
| 512 | Victory Gardens | Morris | 1,520 | Borough | | 1941 | 1951 |
| 513 | Winfield | Union | 1,471 | Township | |
| 514 | Bass River Township | Burlington | 1,443 | Township | Walsh Act |
| 515 | Stow Creek Township | Cumberland | 1,431 | Township | |
| 516 | Sea Bright | Monmouth | 1,412 | Borough | |
| 517 | Pemberton | Burlington | 1,409 | Borough | |
| 518 | Hampton | Hunterdon | 1,401 | Borough | |
| 519 | Elmer | Salem | 1,395 | Borough | |
| 520 | Frenchtown | Hunterdon | 1,373 | Borough | |
| 521 | Lebanon | Hunterdon | 1,358 | Borough | |
| 522 | Avalon | Cape May | 1,334 | Borough | |
| 523 | Farmingdale | Monmouth | 1,329 | Borough | |
| 524 | Milford | Hunterdon | 1,233 | Borough | |
| 525 | Surf City | Ocean | 1,205 | Borough | |
| 526 | Beach Haven | Ocean | 1,170 | Borough | Walsh Act |
| 527 | Ship Bottom | Ocean | 1,156 | Borough | |
| 528 | Shrewsbury Township | Monmouth | 1,141 | Township | |
| 529 | Port Republic | Atlantic | 1,115 | City | City (New Jersey) |
| 530 | Califon | Hunterdon | 1,076 | Borough | |
| 531 | Elsinboro Township | Salem | 1,036 | Township | |
| 532 | West Cape May | Cape May | 1,024 | Borough | Walsh Act |
| 533 | Audubon Park | Camden | 1,023 | Borough | |
| 534 | Bay Head | Ocean | 968 | Borough | |
| 535 | Far Hills | Somerset | 919 | Borough | |
| 536 | Longport | Atlantic | 895 | Borough | Walsh Act |
| 537 | Roosevelt | Monmouth | 882 | Borough | |
| 538 | Bloomsbury | Hunterdon | 870 | Borough | |
| 539 | Hi-Nella | Camden | 870 | Borough | |
| 540 | Stone Harbor | Cape May | 866 | Borough | |
| 541 | Branchville | Sussex | 841 | Borough | |
| 542 | Interlaken | Monmouth | 820 | Borough | |
| 543 | Greenwich Township | Cumberland | 804 | Township | |
| 544 | Wrightstown | Burlington | 802 | Borough | |
| 545 | Deal | Monmouth | 750 | Borough | Walsh Act |
| 546 | Washington Township | Burlington | 687 | Township | |
| 547 | Rocky Hill | Somerset | 682 | Borough | |
| 548 | Andover | Sussex | 606 | Borough | |
| 549 | West Wildwood | Cape May | 603 | Borough | Walsh Act |
| 550 | Barnegat Light | Ocean | 574 | Borough | |
| 551 | Fieldsboro | Burlington | 540 | Borough | |
| 552 | Stockton | Hunterdon | 538 | Borough | |
| 553 | Rockleigh | Bergen | 531 | Borough | |
| 554 | Shiloh | Cumberland | 516 | Borough | |
| 555 | Allenhurst | Monmouth | 496 | Borough | Walsh Act |
| 556 | Corbin City | Atlantic | 492 | City | City (New Jersey) | | 1922 |
| 557 | Millstone | Somerset | 418 | Borough | | 1738 | 1894 |
| 558 | Harvey Cedars | Ocean | 337 | Borough | Walsh Act | 1751 | 1894 |
| 559 | Mantoloking | Ocean | 296 | Borough | | 1911 | 1911 |
| 560 | Cape May Point | Cape May | 291 | Borough | Walsh Act | 1876 | 1908 |
| 561 | Loch Arbour | Monmouth | 194 | Village | Walsh Act | 1957 | 1957 |
| 562 | Teterboro | Bergen | 67 | Borough | 1923 Municipal Manager Law | 1917 | 1917 |
| 563 | Walpack Township | Sussex | 16 | Township | | 1731 | 1798 |
| 564 | Pine Valley | Camden | 12 | Borough | Walsh Act | | 1929 |
| 565 | Tavistock | Camden | 5 | Borough | Walsh Act | 1921 | 1921 |
