East Orange, New Jersey

About East Orange

East Orange is a thriving city in northeastern New Jersey counting 71,850 people who proudly call it home. It ranks as the 8th largest city in New Jersey.

Officially, East Orange is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.93 square miles, giving it one of the denser urban centers in the region at roughly 18,282 residents per square mile.

📰 East Orange News Today

• 25 Freeway Dr E Apt 201, East Orange, NJ 07018 Realtor.com · Oct 11
• A School Transformed: More Than 100 Volunteers Bring New Life to East Orange’s Benjamin Banneker Academy TAPinto · Oct 11
• N.J. district hires safety coordinator with history of sexual harassment accusations at previous jobs NJ.com · Oct 7
• Commentary: East Orange should return money it took from woman after foreclosure New Jersey Monitor · Sep 28
• Icon Real Estate Advisors Arranges $10.475M Sale of New Jersey Multifamily Portfolio Yield PRO · Oct 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes East Orange Unique

• A top-25 city in New Jersey by population (#8 of 323 incorporated places).
• The only place in America named East Orange — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Big-city energy: 18,282 people per square mile.
• Positioned in northeastern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 71,850.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in East Orange

• Jade Garden — chinese
• Jonny's Place — sandwich
• Royal Taste Caribbean Restaurant
• Brooklyn Pizza — pizza
• Chicken & Gyros
• Claytons
• DON.POLO RESTAURANT
• Masah Restaurant
• Village Pizzeria — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in East Orange

• Ashland Stadium reviews ★
• Elmwood Park reviews ★
• Grove Park reviews ★
• HOV Healthy Haven at Eighteenth · Garden reviews ★
• HOV Healthy Haven at Norwood · Garden reviews ★
• Liberty Park reviews ★
• Meadowland Park reviews ★
• Orange Military Park reviews ★
• Orange Oval reviews ★
• Orange Park reviews ★
• Parkway Playground reviews ★
• Rowley Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in East Orange

• Althea Gibson Academy
• Benjamin Banneker Academy
• Burch Charter School of Excellence
• East Orange Campus High School
• East Orange Community Charter School
• East Orange STEM Academy High School
• Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence
• Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. Academy
• Langston Hughes Elementary School
• Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary
• Pride Academy Charter School
• Shelia Y. Oliver Academy
• Wahlstrom Early Childhood Academy
• Whitney E. Houston Academy

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Va New Jersey Health Care System ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Carewell Health Medical Center ★ (1/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of East Orange

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