Essex County, NJ Parcels & GIS Data

Essex County, NJ parcel data: 192,152 property records with owner names, assessed values, land use, acreage, and addresses. Preview and download.

Land Records publishes Essex County, New Jersey parcel data covering 192,152 property records.

This page documents parcel-level coverage for Essex County, New Jersey. Each parcel record carries its boundary polygon (GIS geometry) along with attributes such as the parcel ID/APN, owner name and mailing address, situs (property) address, assessed land and improvement values, acreage, land-use and zoning codes, year built, and most recent sale price and date. Exact fill rates for Essex County are listed in the attribute-coverage table below. Preview the data in the interactive explorer, or download the complete Essex County property dataset.

Essex County is located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey, and is one of the centrally located counties in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the county was the state's second-most populous county, with a population of 863,728, its highest decennial count since the 1970 census and an increase of 79,759 (+10.2%) from the 2010 census count of 783,969. The county is part of the North Jersey region of the state.

FIPS 34013

Official county website: https://www.essexcountynj.org

The FIPS code for Essex County is 34013.

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Attribute coverage

Essex County contains 192,152 parcels in the current dataset. Column coverage is the percentage of those parcels for which the attribute is populated (non-NULL). For the LBCS columns, only real classifications count: the to-be-determined and not-applicable placeholder codes are excluded.

ColumnCoverageRecords populated
lrid100%192,152
parcelid100%192,152
parcelid2100%192,089
ogparcelid100%192,152
ogparcelid299.9%192,015
parentid<0.1%0
stackid<0.1%0
geoid100%192,152
statefp100%192,152
countyfp100%192,152
countyname100%192,152
cousubfp100%192,152
cousubname100%192,152
tractce100%192,152
tractname100%192,152
taxacctnum14.0%26,969
taxyear100%192,152
taxdistrict<0.1%0
usecode94.9%182,405
usedesc49.4%94,872
zoningcode49.5%95,197
zoningdesc49.5%95,108
numbldgs85.2%163,755
numunits81.9%157,283
yearbuilt43.2%83,007
numfloors72.9%140,077
bldgsqft39.8%76,569
bedrooms16.2%31,097
halfbaths25.9%49,729
fullbaths16.4%31,429
imprvalue44.0%84,553
landvalue45.9%88,292
agvalue3.9%7,409
totalvalue45.9%88,221
taxacres5.8%11,064
calcarea100%192,152
saleamt36.8%70,718
saledate39.6%76,012
ownertype51.3%98,554
ownername48.7%93,486
owneraddr45.5%87,376
ownercity45.5%87,465
ownerstate44.1%84,790
ownerzip44.4%85,253
parceladdr98.4%189,133
parcelcity97.4%187,081
parcelstate100%192,152
parcelzip100%192,152
legaldesc92.1%176,924
township<0.1%0
section<0.1%0
qtrsection<0.1%0
range<0.1%0
plssdesc<0.1%0
book40.5%77,771
page40.5%77,759
block99.7%191,512
lot99.7%191,507
parceltype0.7%1,318
accesstype0.7%1,328
iucnclass0.3%560
placename6.1%11,724
placetype6.0%11,438
firmid100%192,143
firmdate100%192,143
fldzone100%192,143
zonesubty97.1%186,659
staticbfe0.3%541
elevmin100%192,104
elevmax100%192,104
elevavg100%192,104
fireplaces1.1%2,075
heating21.4%41,169
heatfuel20.9%40,075
cooling22.6%43,435
foundation3.3%6,297
roofcover10.8%20,761
siding2.0%3,789
bldgtype<0.1%0
naicscode12.3%23,724
frsid0.1%233
dfrurl0.1%233
caapermit0.1%233
cwapermit0.1%233
rcrapermit0.1%233
updated97.5%187,274
centroidx100%192,152
centroidy100%192,152
surfpointx100%192,152
surfpointy100%192,152
geom100%192,152
extras100%192,152
ownerlist43.9%84,325
placefp43.6%83,741
zoningurl46.7%89,731
lbcsactivity96.1%184,659
lbcsfunction94.8%182,071
lbcstype96.1%184,580
lbcscharacter97.2%186,768
lbcsownership50.9%97,867
sourceurl48.2%92,694

Schema mapping

How source columns from the acquired Essex County GIS layers map into the harmonized entity schemas and assemble into the published parcel table, alongside supplemented fields (elevation, flood zone) and deterministic columns.

Schema mapping — Essex County, New Jersey (34013) 3 entities · most recent acquisition per entity · generated 2026-10-10 direct column transformed (expression) geometry extras json supplemented determined ALL ENTITIES → FINAL PARCEL SCHEMA Harmonized entity columns assemble into publish.parcel_layer — matched by column name. Supplemented fields show their fill rate in this county. SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED ENTITIES PUBLISH.PARCEL_LAYER ADDRESS building place_type landmkname add_number primename unit floor post_code nbrhd_comm uninc_comm post_comm county state country geom 47 cols ⇢ house category near house_number road unit level postcode suburb city_district city state_district state country geom extras PARCEL pams_pin pin_nodup prop_class prop_loc mun_name pclblock pcllot pcllastupd geom 7 cols ⇢ parcelid parcelid2 usecode parceladdr parcelcity block lot updated geom extras ZONING geom zonecode zonelabel zoningtype website_link 1 cols ⇢ geom zoningcode zoningdesc zoningtype sourceurl extras determined · ground truth 100% lrid 100% geoid 100% statefp 100% countyfp 100% countyname 100% cousubfp 100% cousubname 100% tractce 100% tractname 100% taxyear geom · derived from geometry geom dem.us_1m · USGS 1m DEM 100% elevmin 100% elevmax 100% elevavg s_fld_haz_ar · FEMA NFHL 100% fldzone 97.1% zonesubty 0.3% staticbfe 100% firmdate 100% firmid supplemented · derived / other pipelines 85.2% numbldgs 81.9% numunits 72.9% numfloors 51.3% ownertype 100% parcelstate 100% parcelzip 92.1% legaldesc 96.1% lbcsactivity 94.8% lbcsfunction 96.1% lbcstype 97.2% lbcscharacter 50.9% lbcsownership lrid parcelid parcelid2 ogparcelid ogparcelid2 geoid statefp countyfp countyname cousubfp cousubname tractce tractname taxyear usecode zoningcode zoningdesc numbldgs numunits numfloors calcarea ownertype parceladdr parcelcity parcelstate parcelzip legaldesc block lot firmid firmdate fldzone zonesubty staticbfe elevmin elevmax elevavg updated centroidx centroidy surfpointx surfpointy geom extras lbcsactivity lbcsfunction lbcstype lbcscharacter lbcsownership sourceurl publish.parcel_layer columns not fed by these sources (51) — empty or below 50% fill in this county parentid, stackid, taxacctnum, taxdistrict, usedesc, yearbuilt, bldgsqft, bedrooms, halfbaths, fullbaths, imprvalue, landvalue, agvalue totalvalue, taxacres, saleamt, saledate, ownername, owneraddr, ownercity, ownerstate, ownerzip, township, section, qtrsection, range, plssdesc book, page, parceltype, accesstype, iucnclass, placename, placetype, fireplaces, heating, heatfuel, cooling, foundation, roofcover, siding bldgtype, naicscode, frsid, dfrurl, caapermit, cwapermit, rcrapermit, ownerlist, placefp, zoningurl ADDRESS 15 mapped · 47 kept in extras · 6 unmapped (NULL) SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED → ADDRESS building place_type landmkname add_number primename unit floor post_code nbrhd_comm uninc_comm post_comm county state country geom house category near house_number road unit level postcode suburb city_district city state_district state country geom extras · 47 source columns preserved as json subtype, primarypt, status, discrpagid, source, dateupdate editor, effective, expire, site_nguid, adddatauri, inc_muni addnum_pre, addnum_suf, st_premod, st_predir, st_pretyp st_presep, st_name, st_postyp, st_posdir, st_posmod, fulladdr lst_predir, lst_name, lst_type, lstposdir, lst_pname, esn msagcomm, post_code4, post_source, cass_valid, room, seat addtl_loc, fullsubadd, mile_post, placement, long_, lat, elev natgrid_coord, rcl_nguid, pcl_guid, comments, globalid extras not present in source — filled with NULL (6) staircase, entrance, po_box, island, country_region, world_region PARCEL 9 mapped · 1 transformed · 7 kept in extras · 45 unmapped (NULL) SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED → PARCEL pams_pin pin_nodup prop_class prop_loc mun_name pclblock pcllot pcllastupd geom parcelid parcelid2 usecode parceladdr parcelcity block lot updated to_timestamp(pcllastupd / 1000.0)::text geom extras · 7 source columns preserved as json pcl_pbdate, pcl_mun, pclqcode, gis_pin, cd_code, county pcl_guid extras not present in source — filled with NULL (45) taxacctnum, taxyear, usedesc, zoningcode, zoningdesc, numbldgs, numunits, yearbuilt, numfloors, bldgsqft, bedrooms, halfbaths, fullbaths imprvalue, landvalue, agvalue, totalvalue, taxacres, saleamt, saledate, ownername, owneraddr, ownercity, ownerstate, ownerzip, parcelstate parcelzip, legaldesc, township, section, qtrsection, range, plssdesc, book, page, sourceurl, taxdistrict, parentid, heatfuel, fireplaces heating, cooling, foundation, roofcover, siding ZONING 5 mapped · 1 kept in extras · 4 unmapped (NULL) SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED → ZONING geom zonecode zonelabel zoningtype website_link geom zoningcode zoningdesc zoningtype sourceurl extras · 1 source columns preserved as json apa_symb extras not present in source — filled with NULL (4) ordinance, setbacks, restrictions, notes

Neighboring counties

Parcel data for counties bordering Essex County:

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Essex County, NJ parcel and GIS data?

Land Records publishes a Essex County, NJ parcel dataset in which every parcel carries its boundary polygon (GIS geometry) along with ownership, assessed value, land use, acreage, and sale history. Preview it in the interactive explorer on this page, or download the full Essex County, NJ dataset as a GeoPackage or CSV.

How many parcels are in Essex County, NJ?

The current dataset contains 192,152 parcel records for Essex County, NJ, each with its boundary geometry and assessor attributes.

What is the FIPS code for Essex County, NJ?

The FIPS code for Essex County, NJ is 34013.

What information does each Essex County, NJ parcel record include?

Each Essex County, NJ parcel record includes the parcel ID/APN, owner name and mailing address, situs (property) address, assessed land and improvement values, acreage, land-use and zoning codes, year built, and the most recent sale price and date — plus the parcel boundary polygon. Per-attribute fill rates are listed in the coverage table on this page.

Is Essex County, NJ parcel data free?

You can preview Essex County, NJ parcels for free in the interactive explorer. The complete dataset is available as a one-time download or through the nationwide parcel web service; see the download options on this page for current pricing.

Does Essex County, NJ have an official GIS or property records website?

Yes — the official Essex County, NJ government website is linked in the county details above. Land Records standardizes Essex County, NJ assessor and recorder records into a single nationwide parcel schema with GIS boundary geometry.

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