Elizabeth is a city in and the county seat of Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city retained its ranking as the state's fourth-most-populous city behind neighboring Newark, Jersey City, and Paterson, with a population of 137,298, an increase of 12,329 from the 2010 census count of 124,969, which in turn reflected an increase of 4,401 from the 120,568 counted in the 2000 census. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 134,283 in 2022, ranking the city the 210th-most populous in the country, making it the fifth-most populous municipality of any type in the state, falling behind Lakewood Township, where the population was estimated to be 139,506, as of that year.

County: Union
Founded: 1664
Incorporated: March 13, 1855
Named for: Elizabeth, wife of Sir George Carteret
Type: Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
Body: City Council
Mayor: J. Christian "Chris" Bollwage (D, term ends December 31, 2024)
Administrator: Bridget S. Anderson
Municipal clerk: Yolanda Roberts
Water: 9.78%
Area rank: 180th of 565 in state, 1st of 21 in county
Population (2020): 137,298
Estimate (2022): 134,283
Rank: 210th in country (as of 2022), 4th of 565 in state, 1st of 21 in county
Density rank: 32nd of 565 in state, 2nd of 21 in county
Time zone: Eastern (EST) (UTC−05:00)
Summer (DST): Eastern (EDT) (UTC−04:00)
ZIP Codes: 07201 – Union Square station, 07202 – Bayway station, 07206 – Elizabethport station, 07207 – P.O. Boxes, 07208 – Elmora station
Area code(s): 908
FIPS code: 3403921000
GNIS feature ID: 0885205
Official Website: https://www.elizabethnj.org/
Wikidata description: city in and county seat of Union County, New Jersey, United States
Wikidata id: Q138311
Wikidata label: Elizabeth
Wikidata aliases: Array
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