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20ft Shipping Containers for Sale in NJ
The most popular container in New Jersey: driveway-sized, jobsite-tough, and the easiest delivery of any size. New one-trip and used cargo-worthy units available.
The Right Size for Most People, Most of the Time
The 20-footer is the best-selling container in New Jersey for a simple reason: it's the largest box that fits gracefully into urban and residential life. At 20ft × 8ft it parks in a driveway lane, tucks behind a shop, and slides into jobsite corners that a 40ft truck can't even approach. If you're storing household goods, tools, e-commerce inventory, or a small contractor's equipment, this is almost always the answer — and in tight-street neighborhoods like the Ironbound or Passaic, it's often the only answer that delivers cleanly.
20ft Container Specs
- Exterior: 20' L × 8' W × 8'6" H (High Cube versions: 9'6" H)
- Interior: ~19'4" × 7'8" × 7'10" — about 160 sq ft / 1,172 cu ft
- Door opening: ~7'8" wide × 7'6" high double cargo doors
- Tare weight: ~4,400–5,000 lbs; floors rated for forklift traffic
- Construction: corten steel panels, marine-grade plywood or bamboo floor
New or Used 20ft — Which to Buy
Both grades are always in our rotation. A new one-trip 20ft looks sharp on a residential property and carries the longest remaining life — worth it if the container is visible or semi-permanent. A used cargo-worthy 20ft is the cheapest secure storage per dollar in the state and does the identical job behind a warehouse or on a jobsite. The honest comparison is on our new vs used page, and current market ranges are in the price guide.
Delivery Is Easier Than Any Other Size
A 20ft rides on a smaller tilt-bed truck needing only ~60–75 ft of straight clearance — roughly half what a 40ft demands. That's why it dominates in Essex and Hudson County residential deliveries. Check your spot against the delivery requirements guide, or just text us a photo. If your site can take a 40ft and you need real volume, compare the 40ft container first — it's usually only 25–40% more money for double the space.
20ft Container FAQ
How big is a 20ft shipping container inside?
Interior dimensions run about 19'4" long × 7'8" wide × 7'10" high — roughly 160 sq ft of floor and 1,172 cu ft of volume. It holds the contents of a typical 2–3 bedroom home.
Will a 20ft container fit in my driveway?
Usually, yes. The box itself is 20ft long and 8ft wide — the constraint is delivery clearance: about 60–75 ft of straight run-up for the truck. Many Newark and Irvington driveways that can't take a 40ft handle a 20ft fine.
How heavy is a 20ft container?
Empty (tare) weight is roughly 4,400–5,000 lbs depending on build, with a max gross around 67,200 lbs. Once placed, it isn't going anywhere — and it doesn't need anchoring for normal storage use.
What Actually Fits in a 20ft Container
Abstract cubic feet don't help anyone plan, so here's the practical inventory. A 20-footer swallows the full contents of a typical two-to-three-bedroom home — sofas, beds, appliances, and about 150 medium boxes — with packing discipline. For contractors: a complete trade's tooling plus consumables, with wall-mounted shelving keeping the floor clear for material. For retail: roughly 10 pallets single-stacked, or double that with racking in a High Cube version. A full-size car fits with room to walk around it, which is why classic-car storage is a quiet but steady 20ft market. If your mental inventory overflows this list, that's the signal to read the 40ft page — the price jump is smaller than you think.