Profile for Orange, New Jersey, NJ

Orange is in the Watchung Hills.

Once a hat-manufacturing center.

Filming location for:
· 2002 movie, "Catch Me If You Can"

Well-known residents have included:
· Roy Scheider, actor
· Jim Ringo, football player
· Lloyd H. Conover, inventor of the antibiotic tetracycline
· John Stetson, creator of the hat named for him
· Dule Hill, actor
· Althea Gibson, tennis player and golfer

Local bands (past and present) have included The Angels (1960s girl group)

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Orange

Airports (1)

Archives (1)

Attractions (3)

Cemeteries (48)

Colleges (10)

Communities (48)

Hotels (21)

Libraries (56)

Museums (9)

Parks (7)

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• Orange population
• Ancestry of people in Orange
• Housing in Orange
• Income in Orange
• Marital status of adults in Orange
• Place of birth of people in Orange
• Residence in 1995, of people in Orange
• School enrollment & education levels in Orange
• Transportation & commute times in Orange
• Essex County data
• Fastest-growing counties in New Jersey
• State data - New Jersey
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Orange demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Essex County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Newark area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 07050 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Orange township government
• Essex County government

1% of Orange residents report German ancestry, and 2% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Orange ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Orange
• Cemeteries in Essex County
• Libraries in or near Orange

Post a query on a message board:

• Essex County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - NJ data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Orange area attractions
• Orange museums
• Orange historic sites
• Orange area parks
• Wineries near Orange

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Orange area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Essex County
• Cemetery record compendium
• New Jersey cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Orange
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Essex County

• Orange business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in New Jersey
• Local ordinances in New Jersey (Partial selection)

• Crime in Essex County
• Arrests in Essex County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in New Jersey
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Orange was $16,861, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Essex County economic census
• Essex County economic summary
• Essex County employment growth
• Essex County unemployment rate
• New Jersey economic data

17% of Orange residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Orange
• Colleges in New Jersey
• Learning Disabilities Association in New Jersey
• Schools in or near Orange
• School districts in or near Orange
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of New Jersey high schools

• Movies & TV shows filmed in Orange
• Movies playing in or near Orange
• YouTube videos about Orange

• Air pollution in Essex County
• Diesel soot in Essex County
• Land contamination in Essex County
• Nature Conservancy projects in New Jersey
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Essex County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in New Jersey

• ePodunk festival listings
• New Jersey county fairs
• New Jersey festivals (New Jersey tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Orange

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Orange
• Geocaches in New Jersey

• Orange items now on sale

• Orange local government Web site
• Essex County government
• New Jersey state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Orange medical services & health statistics

• Local historical societies in New Jersey
• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Orange
• Historic sites in New Jersey
• Museums in or near Orange
• Museums in New Jersey
• New Jersey state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Essex County genealogy forum

Median rent in Orange, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $636.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,603.

• Find Foreclosure in Orange
• Homes for sale in the Orange area
• Find a Orange Realtor
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• Property and neighborhood reports
• Mortgage calculator

• Jobs in the Orange area
• Job services in New Jersey
• Minimum wage laws by state

• New Jersey library

• Get directions from Orange
• Get directions to Orange
• Census map of Orange area
• Historic maps of NJ cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of New Jersey
• Topographic map of Orange

Newspapers in Orange include Orange Transcript

• Daily newspapers in or near Orange
• AM radio stations in or near Orange
• Commercial FM radio stations in or near Orange
• Public & educational radio stations in or near Orange
• TV stations in or near Orange
• Media ownership in the Orange area
• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in New Jersey

• Military bases in New Jersey
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Orange
• Search obituaries in New Jersey
• Recent death notices - selected NJ newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in New Jersey
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in New Jersey
• Lions clubs in New Jersey
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Orange
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Orange

• Parks near Orange
• National forests in New Jersey
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• Find friends & family

• Find a local animal shelter
• Report animal cruelty

• Aerial photo of Orange
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• Post cards of New Jersey communities

Essex County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Orange political report.

• New Jersey Democratic party
• New Jersey Republican party
• New Jersey elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Orange
• Total membership by faith, in Essex County

• Nearby restaurants taking online reservations
• Chowhound message boards for NJ

The average commute time for Orange workers is 31 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Train schedules

• Orange travel guide
• Airports near Orange
• Hotels near Orange
• New Jersey tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• New Jersey coastal water temperatures
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in New Jersey
• Wildlife refuges in New Jersey

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