Newark, New Jersey Zoning Map
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Newark, New Jersey Zoning Districts: What Do They Mean?
Zoning districts are areas regulated by specific laws that determine land use, building types, and development rules. Each district below shows its zone type. Newark's ordinance does not state permitted uses as citywide flags, so they are read from each district's own table rather than summarised here.
| Zone Code | Category | Area | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
EWR Airport | - | 1,819.3 ac | Standards & uses → |
I-3 Heavy Industrial | - | 1,680 ac | Standards & uses → |
R-3 One To Four Family Residential | - | 1,050.5 ac | Standards & uses → |
PORT Port | - | 1,028.8 ac | Standards & uses → |
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Run it →How is Newark zoned?
Newark regulates land through 21 zoning districts, and the two largest are infrastructure: the Airport district at roughly 1,819 acres and the Port district at about 1,029.
Together they cover nearly three thousand acres, more than any residential district, and they are the defining fact about Newark's land economy. Zoning the airport and the port as separate named districts rather than as industrial land states their scale and their distinct requirements.
Heavy Industrial follows at roughly 1,680 acres, with medium industrial at about 384 and light at roughly 289.
The residential districts name their permitted building forms explicitly: one family, one and three family, one to four family, and then low rise, mid rise and high rise multifamily. Describing a district as one to four family rather than by density is unusually direct and matches the actual housing stock.
A Redevelopment Zone covers roughly 979 acres, a substantial framework where adopted plans rather than the ordinance govern.
Three numbered Mixed Use districts cover roughly 400 acres between them.
Park covers roughly 836 acres and Cemetery about 307, both as their own classifications. An Institutional district covers roughly 212 acres. This is pre-development intelligence, not legal advice - verify with the local planning department before acquisition.
Newark zoning: frequently asked questions
How much of Newark is airport and port?
The Airport district covers roughly 1,819 acres and the Port district about 1,029, together nearly three thousand acres and more than any residential district. They are the defining feature of the city's land economy.
How are residential districts named?
By permitted building form: one family, one and three family, one to four family, then low rise, mid rise and high rise multifamily. Describing a district as one to four family is unusually direct and matches the actual housing stock.
What is the Redevelopment Zone?
A district covering roughly 979 acres where adopted redevelopment plans rather than the zoning ordinance govern. It is the fifth largest classification in the city.
How much industrial land is there?
Heavy industrial covers roughly 1,680 acres, medium industrial about 384 and light industrial roughly 289, before counting the separately zoned port and airport districts.
How much mixed use zoning is there?
Three numbered Mixed Use districts cover roughly 400 acres between them, a modest share relative to the residential, industrial and infrastructure classifications.
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Zoning data is pre-development intelligence, not legal advice. Verify with the Newark planning department before acquisition or design.