In which New Jersey city was the first Oreo sold?

The first Oreo was sold in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Nabisco introduced the Oreo in 1912, and the first recorded sale took place on March 6 of that year to a grocer in Hoboken. The New Jersey city therefore has a place in Oreo history even though the cookie itself was developed and produced at Nabisco’s factory in New York City.

That distinction is a common source of confusion. The Oreo was first produced at Nabisco’s Chelsea factory on Ninth Avenue in Manhattan, while Hoboken was the location of the first sale. The Chelsea block later received the ceremonial name “Oreo Way,” reinforcing New York’s connection to the cookie’s manufacturing history.

The original product was marketed as the Oreo Biscuit. It was renamed Oreo Sandwich in 1921, Oreo Crème Sandwich in 1948, and Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookie in 1974. Hoboken remains the answer to the sales-location question, not the manufacturing-location question.