Municipalities of New Jersey

data.nj.gov | Last Updated 8 Mar 2023

This data set provides a list of authoritative names and codes for the municipalities of New Jersey from State and Federal government agencies.

Tags: municipalities, counties, names, codes, code

This dataset has the following 9 columns:

Column NameAPI Column NameData TypeDescriptionSample Values
COUNTY_NAME_COMMONcounty_name_commontextCounty names in common usage as specified by the New Jersey Office of Information Technology, Office of Geographic Information Systems.
MUNICIPALITY_NAME_COMMONmunicipality_name_commontextMunicipality names in common usage as specified by the New Jersey Office of Information Technology, Office of Geographic Information Systems.
MUNICIPALITY_NAME_NJ-1040municipality_name_nj_1040textMunicipality names authorized by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Taxation.
MUNICIPALITY_CODE_NJ-1040municipality_code_nj_1040textMunicipality codes authorized by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Taxation.
MUNICIPALITY_NAME_DCAmunicipality_name_dcatextMunicipality names authorized by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
MUNICIPALITY_CODE_DCAmunicipality_code_dcatextMunicipality codes authorized by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
MUNICIPALITY_NAME_GNISmunicipality_name_gnistextCivil names authorized by the United States Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System. Civil names represent municipality names in New Jersey.
MUNICIPALITY_CODE_GNISmunicipality_code_gnistextCivil codes authorized by the United States Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System. Civil codes represent municipality codes in New Jersey.
MUNICIPALITY_CODE_FIPSmunicipality_code_fipstextFederal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Minor Civil Division codes authorized by the United States Census Bureau. FIPS Minor Civil Division codes represent municipality codes in New Jersey.