New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Metropolitan Statistical Area
MSA code 35620 is the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, a Metropolitan Statistical Area defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). It encompasses 22 counties. This code is used by the BLS, Census Bureau, HUD, and BEA to publish labor market, demographic, and economic data at the metropolitan area level — distinct from the individual county FIPS codes used for county-level data.
MSA Code
35620
Type
Metro SA
Component Counties (22)
OMB designates each county in a Core Based Statistical Area as either central — containing the urban core that anchors the metro — or outlying, meaning it qualifies based on commuting ties to the central counties. Both types are included in MSA-level data published by federal agencies. Click any county to see its individual 5-digit FIPS code and data profile.
| County | FIPS Code |
|---|---|
| Kings County | 36047 |
| Queens County | 36081 |
| New York County | 36061 |
| Suffolk County | 36103 |
| Bronx County | 36005 |
| Nassau County | 36059 |
| Westchester County | 36119 |
| Bergen County | 34003 |
| Middlesex County | 34023 |
| Essex County | 34013 |
| Hudson County | 34017 |
| Monmouth County | 34025 |
| Ocean County | 34029 |
| Union County | 34039 |
| Passaic County | 34031 |
| Morris County | 34027 |
| Richmond County | 36085 |
| Somerset County | 34035 |
| Rockland County | 36087 |
| Sussex County | 34037 |
| Hunterdon County | 34019 |
| Putnam County | 36079 |
Federal Datasets Using MSA Code 35620
Several major federal datasets publish directly at the MSA level using this 5-digit code rather than individual county FIPS codes. Note that MSA codes and county FIPS codes are separate namespaces — never join an MSA code against a county FIPS column. To work with county-level data within this metro, use the individual county FIPS codes listed above.