Newark is a village in Wayne County, New York, United States, 35 miles south east of Rochester and 48 miles west of Syracuse. The populati…Newark is a village in Wayne County, New York, United States, 35 miles south east of Rochester and 48 miles west of Syracuse. The population was 9,017 at the 2020 census. The Village of Newark is in the south part of the Town of Arcadia and is in the south of Wayne County. It is the most populous community in Wayne County.