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Paterson is located in Passaic County, New Jersey, surrounded by thriving communities including Clifton, Jersey City, Newark, and East Orange. The area is well-connected by major highways including Interstate 78, Route 21, and Route 3, making it an ideal hub for movers in Paterson NJ to serve Bergen County, Hudson County, and beyond. Century Moving Services has been proudly serving movers in Paterson NJ and connecting residents to long-distance destinations across the United States since our founding in 1998. Learn more about our long distance moving services from Paterson NJ.
Same-day and next-day moves in Paterson are among the easiest we schedule, because the yard is minutes away in Passaic and we are not fighting a bridge or a tunnel to get there. What still decides it is the address. A first-floor unit or a single-family in South Paterson can often go the same day. A third-floor walkup on a narrow Eastside street needs a bit more planning. Call (973) 685-5272 and we will tell you within the hour whether your address can be done.
Paterson was America's first planned industrial city, built around the 77-foot Great Falls, and the silk mills that made it are still standing. A good number of them are apartments now.
Mill conversions move differently from anything else in the city. Ceilings run to 20 feet, interior walls are few, and the original freight openings mean doorways are usually wider than in any modern building. That part is a gift. A sectional that would have to come apart in a Victorian goes out of a mill loft in one piece.
The catch is the equipment. These buildings often run on original or early-replacement freight elevators, and they are not always in service or always available. Some conversions also share a single loading entrance for the whole building. Ask the management office two things before you book: whether the freight elevator needs a reservation, and whether there is a move-in window.
Buildings like Silk City Lofts on Broadway, a five-story former silk mill, are the shape of this. Tall, open, and easy to load once the crew can get to the door.
Eastside is the largest neighborhood in the city, running from Straight Street east to the Passaic River and holding Sandy Hill, People's Park, the Manor Section and the Eastside Park Historic District. Mostly two and three family houses with commercial blocks along Broadway and 33rd Street. Narrow streets, shared stairwells, and curb parking rather than driveways.
South Paterson holds the highest single-family values in the city and a dense Middle Eastern and Latin American commercial strip. More full-house moves here, with basements and yards, and more of them going to the suburbs rather than across town.
Hillcrest and the Totowa Section run quieter, with more single-family homes and better truck access. Downtown is the most affordable and the most mixed, with older apartment stock above street-level retail and the mill conversions nearby.
Wrigley Park sits around the Great Falls National Historical Park in the old industrial core, where the housing is historic and the blocks vary street to street.
For a typical Paterson local move out of a two or three family we run a two or three man crew with a 26 foot box truck, adding a man above the second floor.
Paterson is not flat. The ground climbs toward Garret Mountain on the west side of the city, and streets in Hillcrest and the Totowa Section run at real grades. A loaded dolly on a downhill sidewalk is a different job from one on level ground, and the crew plans for it.
Interstate 80 cuts through the south end and Route 19 runs up the west side, which is good for getting a truck in and out but means some blocks near the highway carry constant traffic. An early start is worth more here than in most towns.
If you are heading further than the next town, long distance moves out of Paterson are quoted as binding estimates, so the price is set before the truck loads. If the stairs are the problem and you would rather not box it yourself, ask about packing services, which usually run the day before load day. For city information, the City of Paterson site is the place to check local requirements before move day.
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Local moves in Paterson start at $699. Paterson is dense and mostly multi-family, so the same three things decide the price on almost every job here: which floor, how far the carry runs from the truck, and whether the staircase turns.
Downtown and Eastside run to two and three family houses and older walkups, where the crew works a shared stairwell from the curb. South Paterson and Hillcrest hold more single-family stock, and a three to four bedroom there typically runs $2,600 to $3,200. The converted mill lofts are their own category, and often easier than they look.
Long distance out of Paterson is quoted as a binding estimate starting at $1,350. One price before the truck loads, unchanged at delivery. Call (973) 685-5272 for a free estimate, no hidden fees and no obligation.
Two to three weeks for a standard Paterson move, four to six weeks between May and September. Paterson sits minutes from our Passaic yard, so we have more flexibility here than almost anywhere we work, and we can usually send a foreman to walk the place in person rather than doing the estimate by video.
Tell us the floor and whether the stairwell is shared. On a two or three family, the difference between the first and third floor is often an extra man and an extra hour, and that belongs in the quote rather than in a conversation on move day.
If you are in one of the mill conversions, ask the building whether the freight elevator needs reserving. Some of these buildings run on industrial elevators that are not always in service. Century runs same-day and next-day work in Paterson when the schedule allows. Call (973) 685-5272 to check availability.
