New Jersey: Fast Facts

Capital: Trenton

Largest City: Newark

Nickname: The Garden State

Origin of state's name: Named to honor Sir George Carteret who had been governor of the English Channel island of Jersey

State Abbreviation / Postal Code: NJ

Major Airports: Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Atlantic City International Airport (ACY), Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN)

Location: Mid-Atlantic United States, bordered to the north by New York State, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by Delaware, and to the west by Pennsylvania

Highest Point: High Point (1803 ft.)

Lowest Point: Any location along the Atlantic Ocean coastline (0 ft.)

Climate: Temperate with hot, humid summers and cold winters

Time Zone: EST (GMT -5)

Area Codes: 201, 551, 609, 732, 848, 856, 862, 908, 973

Flag: Buff colored with the state coat of arms placed in the center; the shield has three plows with a horse's head above them between two women representing the goddesses of Liberty and Agriculture and a ribbon at the bottom with the text Liberty and Prosperity and the date 1776

Admitted to the Union: 3rd, in 1787 (one of the original 13 colonies)