Trenton, New Jersey

Trenton is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the county seat of Mercer County. Trenton is in the middle part of New Jersey, along the Delaware River.

Trenton, New Jersey
State capital city
New Jersey State Capitol Mill Hill Historic District Turning Point Church
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Nickname(s):  The Capital City, Turning Point of the Revolution
Motto(s):  "Trenton Makes, The World Takes"[1]
Location of Trenton in Mercer County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Mercer County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left).
Census Bureau map of Trenton, New Jersey Interactive map of Trenton, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°13′13″N 74°45′57″W[2][3]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Mercer
Founded	June 3, 1719
Incorporated	November 13, 1792
Named for	William Trent
Government [4]
• Type	Mayor–Council (Faulkner Act)
• Body	City Council
Area [5]
• State capital city	8.20 sq mi (21.25 km2)
• Land	7.61 sq mi (19.70 km2)
• Water	0.60 sq mi (1.55 km2)  7.62%
• Rank	229th of 565 in state 9th of 12 in county[2]
Elevation [6]	59 ft (18 m)
Population  (2020)[7][8]
• State capital city	90,871
• Rank	382nd in country (as of 2022)[9] 10th of 565 in state 2nd of 12 in county[10]
• Density	11,989.8/sq mi (4,629.3/km2)
• Rank	25th of 565 in state 1st of 12 in county[10]
• Urban	370,422 (US: 112th)[11]
• Urban density	2,782.4/sq mi (1,074.3/km2)
• Metro	387,340 (US: 143rd)[12]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes	08608–08611, 08618–08620, 08625, 08628, 08629, 08638[13][14]
Area code	609[15]
FIPS code	3402174000[2][16][17]
GNIS feature ID	0885421[2][18]
Website	www.trentonnj.org