East Orange lies at the intersection of the Garden State Parkway and Interstate 280. It is 7.8 miles from Newark Liberty International Airport in the nearby cities of Newark and Elizabeth.

Local transportation around the city and into neighboring communities is provided by Coach USA bus routes 24 & 44 and multiple New Jersey Transit public bus lines, which includes routes 5, 21, 34, 41, 71, 73, 79, 90, 92, 94, and 97

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of East Orange include:

• John Amos, actor
• Jamal Anderson (1972-), former NFL running back.
• Dena Atlantic, Actress.^{[citation needed]}
• Troy CLE, pseudonym of Troy Tompkins, author of The Marvelous Effect (set in East Orange).^[24]
• William Joseph Fallon (1944-), United States Navy Admiral who is the current Commander of United States Central Command.
• Franklin W. Fort (1880-1937), represented New Jersey's 9th congressional district from 1925-1931.^[26]
• Major Harold Geiger (1884-1927), pioneer in Army aviation and ballooning.
• Althea Gibson (1927-2003), tennis player, died in East Orange and was interred in Rosedale Cemetery, Orange, New Jersey.
• David Garrard (1978-), currently the starting quarterback for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars.
• Slide Hampton (1932-), jazz trombonist.
• Carolyn Gold Heilbrun (1926-2003), author who wrote mystery novels under the pen name of Amanda Cross.
• Brian Hill (1947-), former coach of the Orlando Magic.
• Whitney Houston (1963-), Singer and Actress
• Janis Ian (1951-), singer-songwriter.
• Monte Irvin (1919-), Major League Baseball player, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Ranked #12 on the Sports Illustrated list of The 50 Greatest New Jersey Sports Figures.
• Jarrod Johnson (1969-), former professional football player. Selected to the 1986 Star Ledger All State football Team and was an inductee into the Seton Hall Prep Hall of Fame class of 2000.
• Ernest Lester Jones (1876-1929), head of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1914 until his death.
• Queen Latifah (1970-), rapper and actress.
• Clara Maass (1876-1901), nurse who died as a result of volunteering for medical experiments to study yellow fever.
• Naomi Long Madgett (1923-), the African American poet, was raised in East Orange
• Daniel F. Minahan (1877-1947), represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district from 1919 to 1921 and again from 1923 to 1925.
• Chino XL, Hip-hop lyricist
• Treach, Vin Rock, and Kay Gee members of the rap group Naughty by Nature.
• Eddie Rabbitt, country music singer
• Shareefa, an R&B singer
• Albert L. Vreeland (1901-1975), was a United States Representative from New Jersey.^[40]
• Dionne Warwick, singer
• William H. Wiley (1842-1925), served on the East Orange township committee from 1886 to 1888, and was president for one year. He represented New Jersey's 8th congressional district from 1903 to 1907 and from 1909 to 1911, and was a co-founder and former president of the publishing company John Wiley & Sons.
• Bruce Williams, radio host²
• The Fugees, a rap group
• Gordon MacRae, 1921-1986, actor, singer, he was born in East Orange
• Tate George Former NBA Basketball player

It's known as the "Crossroads of New Jersey," and it's a great place for singles to cross paths

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to East Orange:

UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY (about 2 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,134)

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 3 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,878)

NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 3 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,565)

1. ISLAMIC DAY SCHOOL (Students: 317; Location: 215 N ORATON PKWY; Grades: PK - 12)
2. ESSEX CATHOLIC H S (Students: 300; Location: 135 GLENWOOD AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys only)
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4. ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 3 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,893)
5. SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,509)
6. MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; FT enrollment: 10,226)
7. KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; UNION, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,627)