Essex County, NJ Parcels & GIS Data

Essex County, NJ parcel data: 197,747 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 197,747 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 197,747 parcels in the current dataset. Column coverage is the percentage of those parcels for which the attribute is populated (non-NULL).

ColumnCoverageRecords populated
lrid100%197,747
parcelid100%197,747
parcelid295.2%188,207
ogparcelid100%197,747
ogparcelid295.2%188,207
parentid<0.1%0
stackid<0.1%0
geoid100%197,747
statefp100%197,747
countyfp100%197,747
countyname100%197,747
cousubfp100%197,747
cousubname100%197,747
tractce100%197,747
tractname100%197,747
taxacctnum29.4%58,126
taxyear89.2%176,372
taxdistrict<0.1%0
usecode65.5%129,588
usedesc65.5%129,588
zoningcode43.0%85,068
zoningdesc<0.1%0
numbldgs100%197,747
numunits80.2%158,647
yearbuilt59.2%116,978
numfloors68.9%136,346
bldgsqft57.8%114,209
bedrooms<0.1%0
halfbaths<0.1%0
fullbaths<0.1%0
imprvalue60.8%120,198
landvalue62.8%124,264
agvalue<0.1%0
totalvalue62.8%124,227
taxacres<0.1%0
calcarea100%197,747
saleamt44.9%88,745
saledate57.3%113,267
ownertype74.1%146,592
ownername73.9%146,086
owneraddr73.8%145,897
ownercity73.8%145,954
ownerstate69.6%137,557
ownerzip70.6%139,586
parceladdr100%197,728
parcelcity99.8%197,255
parcelstate100%197,747
parcelzip100%197,747
legaldesc89.2%176,372
township<0.1%0
section<0.1%0
qtrsection<0.1%0
range<0.1%0
plssdesc<0.1%0
book56.3%111,274
page56.3%111,260
block89.2%176,371
lot89.2%176,366
parceltype0.7%1,300
accesstype0.7%1,300
iucnclass0.3%524
placename6.1%12,043
placetype5.9%11,650
firmid100%197,737
firmdate100%197,737
fldzone100%197,737
zonesubty97.4%192,616
staticbfe0.3%518
elevmin100%197,703
elevmax100%197,703
elevavg100%197,703
fireplaces<0.1%0
heating<0.1%0
heatfuel<0.1%0
cooling<0.1%0
foundation<0.1%0
roofcover<0.1%0
siding<0.1%0
bldgtype<0.1%0
naicscode7.6%15,039
frsid0.2%433
dfrurl0.2%433
caapermit0.2%433
cwapermit0.2%433
rcrapermit0.2%433
updated100%197,747
centroidx100%197,747
centroidy100%197,747
surfpointx100%197,747
surfpointy100%197,747
geom100%197,747
extras100%197,747
ownerlist73.6%145,542
placefp40.0%79,028
zoningurl<0.1%0

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) 1 entity · most recent acquisition per entity · generated 2026-08-30 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 PARCEL apn search_apn owner_firstname owner_lastname owner_st_number owner_st_dir owner_st_name owner_st_type owner_st_unit owner_city owner_state owner_zip site_st_number site_st_dir site_st_name site_st_type site_st_unit site_city site_state site_zip geom 7 cols ⇢ parcelid parcelid2 ownername owneraddr ownercity ownerstate ownerzip parceladdr parcelcity parcelstate parcelzip geom extras determined · ground truth 100% lrid 100% geoid 100% statefp 100% countyfp 100% countyname 100% cousubfp 100% cousubname 100% tractce 100% tractname 89.2% taxyear 100% updated 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 97.4% zonesubty 0.3% staticbfe 100% firmdate 100% firmid supplemented · derived / other pipelines 65.5% usecode 65.5% usedesc 100% numbldgs 80.2% numunits 59.2% yearbuilt 68.9% numfloors 57.8% bldgsqft 60.8% imprvalue 62.8% landvalue 62.8% totalvalue 57.3% saledate 89.2% legaldesc 56.3% book 56.3% page 89.2% block 89.2% lot 73.6% ownerlist lrid parcelid parcelid2 ogparcelid ogparcelid2 geoid statefp countyfp countyname cousubfp cousubname tractce tractname taxyear usecode usedesc numbldgs numunits yearbuilt numfloors bldgsqft imprvalue landvalue totalvalue calcarea saledate ownertype ownername owneraddr ownercity ownerstate ownerzip parceladdr parcelcity parcelstate parcelzip legaldesc book page block lot firmid firmdate fldzone zonesubty staticbfe elevmin elevmax elevavg updated centroidx centroidy surfpointx surfpointy geom extras ownerlist publish.parcel_layer columns not fed by these sources (38) — empty or below 50% fill in this county parentid, stackid, taxacctnum, taxdistrict, zoningcode, zoningdesc, bedrooms, halfbaths, fullbaths, agvalue, taxacres, saleamt, township section, qtrsection, range, plssdesc, parceltype, accesstype, iucnclass, placename, placetype, fireplaces, heating, heatfuel, cooling foundation, roofcover, siding, bldgtype, naicscode, frsid, dfrurl, caapermit, cwapermit, rcrapermit, placefp, zoningurl PARCEL 12 mapped · 3 transformed · 7 kept in extras · 42 unmapped (NULL) SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED → PARCEL apn search_apn owner_firstname owner_lastname owner_st_number owner_st_dir owner_st_name owner_st_type owner_st_unit owner_city owner_state owner_zip site_st_number site_st_dir site_st_name site_st_type site_st_unit site_city site_state site_zip geom parcelid parcelid2 ownername CAST(COALESCE(owner_firstname, '') || ' ' || COALESCE(owner_las… owneraddr CAST(COALESCE(owner_st_number, '') || ' ' || COALESCE(owner_st_… ownercity ownerstate ownerzip parceladdr CAST(COALESCE(site_st_number, '') || ' ' || COALESCE(site_st_di… parcelcity parcelstate parcelzip geom extras · 7 source columns preserved as json site_st_post_dir, clientid, shape_starea__, shape_stlength__ stagingid, oldglobalid, globalid extras not present in source — filled with NULL (42) taxacctnum, taxyear, usecode, usedesc, zoningcode, zoningdesc, numbldgs, numunits, yearbuilt, numfloors, bldgsqft, bedrooms, halfbaths fullbaths, imprvalue, landvalue, agvalue, totalvalue, taxacres, saleamt, saledate, legaldesc, township, section, qtrsection, range, plssdesc book, page, block, lot, updated, sourceurl, taxdistrict, parentid, fireplaces, heating, cooling, foundation, roofcover, siding, heatfuel

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 197,747 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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