What states border New Jersey?
New Jersey borders 3 states: Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania.
Part of the Northeast group in the us state borders atlas.
🧭 Longest journey: starting from New Jersey, the farthest state you can
reach without a sea crossing is Nevada
— 8 border crossings away.
📏 Closest state by distance: Delaware — about 150 km (great-circle distance between state centers, US Census Bureau coordinates).
States near New Jersey
The closest states to New Jersey that don't share a land border:
Why it matters in Bordlr
Every Bordlr puzzle is built on this border graph: you connect two regions by naming the chain of neighbors between them. Knowing New Jersey's neighbors cold makes it a much faster link in any chain.
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