Century Moving Services has been the leading choice for movers in Jersey City NJ since 1998, with since 1998 of moving experience. Our movers in Jersey City NJ are fully licensed and insured, meeting all state and federal requirements. You can verify our credentials on the FMCSA safety database to ensure you're hiring professional our moving team. Century Moving Services is committed to providing top-quality moving services to Jersey City NJ residents and businesses.
Jersey City is located in Hudson County, New Jersey, positioned strategically along the Hudson River with easy access to Manhattan via the Holland Tunnel and PATH train. The area is surrounded by thriving communities including Hoboken, Union City, Weehawken, and Newark, all served by our experienced movers in Jersey City NJ. Major highways like Interstate 78, the New Jersey Turnpike, and Routes 1 and 9 make it convenient for long-distance moving from Jersey City NJ to destinations across the country. Century has been serving residents and businesses in Jersey City NJ and the surrounding Hudson County region since 1998, establishing ourselves as a trusted local moving company. Learn more about our long distance moving services from Jersey City NJ.
Same-day and next-day moves in Jersey City cover lease endings, job relocations, and tight timelines. The limit is usually not our calendar, it is the building. A waterfront tower that wants a certificate of insurance on file and a reserved freight elevator cannot always be arranged overnight. Brownstones, walkups, and the single-family stock in Greenville and on the West Side turn around much faster. Call (973) 685-5272 and we will tell you within the hour whether your address can be done.
Jersey City's Permit Requirements and Restrictions sheet, marked Rev 12/16, says any vehicle can park in any zone for 2 hours, except in Resident Only Zones and Reserved Permit Areas, and to read all signs before parking. It names Zone, Temporary, Itinerant, Daily Visitors and Monthly permits, and says commercial vehicles such as taxis, buses or livery service vehicles are not eligible for zone permits. Section 332-60 of the city code says motor vehicles parked within a residential permit parking zone without a valid permit for that zone are subject to its time restrictions or area prohibitions, and that a resident parking permit shall not guarantee or reserve to the holder an on-street parking space.
Section 332-30 of the city code, amended in 2016, says no person shall park any truck, omnibus, road tractor, semi-tractor, truck tractor or any commercial motor vehicle upon the streets of the city on any day of the week between 9:00 PM and 5:00 AM, except taxicabs and limousines licensed by the city. Before moving day, ask the Division of Parking Enforcement whether any permit or exception applies to a moving truck at your address.
The city's Permit Requirements and Restrictions sheet lists the resident-only zones and reserved areas.
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Before you book the date: Jersey City publishes a 9 PM to 5 AM ban on commercial vehicles parking on city streets. We quote it from the town's own page in Moving day rules in New Jersey, town by town.
Local moves in Jersey City start at $699. Above that the price comes down to volume, how many flights, and how far the crew carries to the truck. A studio coming out of a Newport tower with a loading dock and a reserved freight elevator prices differently than the same studio in a Heights walkup where the carry runs uphill from the nearest legal parking. Both are common here. A three to four bedroom in Greenville or on the West Side, where driveways exist, typically runs $2,600 to $3,200.
Long distance out of Jersey City is quoted as a binding estimate starting at $1,350. You get one price before the truck loads and that price is what you pay on delivery. Nothing gets recalculated after the fact.
Tell us the building when you call. Whether there is a freight elevator, whether the block needs a traffic permit, and which floor you are on move the number more than square footage does. Call (973) 685-5272 for a free estimate, no hidden fees and no obligation.
Two to three weeks for a standard Jersey City move, four to six weeks between May and September. If you are in a full-service building on the waterfront or one of the newer Journal Square towers, work backward from the building instead of from us. Freight elevator reservations at buildings like 99 Hudson book out further than our calendar does, and many of those buildings only allow moves during weekday business hours.
You also need lead time for the street. Jersey City requires a Traffic Permit to get no-parking signs or meter bags, and several days ahead is the working minimum. Without it your truck takes whatever space is open, which in Downtown or Journal Square can mean a carry of a block or more.
Century runs same-day and next-day work in Jersey City when the schedule allows. Call (973) 685-5272 to check availability and we will tell you honestly whether the building and the street can be sorted in time.
