Delanco Township, New Jersey

Delanco Township, New Jersey
Motto: 
"A Timeless Treasure"
Location of Delanco Township in Burlington County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Burlington County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left).
Census Bureau map of Delanco Township, New Jersey
Delanco Township
Location in Burlington County
Delanco Township
Location in New Jersey
Delanco Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°03′02″N 74°56′16″W / 40.050631°N 74.937815°W / 40.050631; -74.937815
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyBurlington
IncorporatedMarch 1, 1859 as Beverly Township
RenamedDecember 20, 1926 as Delanco Township
Named afterDELaware River and RANCOcas Creek
Government
  TypeTownship
  BodyTownship Committee
  MayorMatt Bartlett (R, term ends December 31, 2024)
  AdministratorRichard Schwab
  Municipal clerkJanice M. Lohr
Area
  Total
3.33 sq mi (8.62 km2)
  Land2.36 sq mi (6.11 km2)
  Water0.97 sq mi (2.52 km2)  29.19%
  Rank322nd of 565 in state
29th of 40 in county
Elevation
20 ft (6 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
4,824
  Estimate 
(2023)
4,897
  Rank384th of 565 in state
29th of 40 in county
  Density2,046.1/sq mi (790.0/km2)
   Rank293rd of 565 in state
16th of 40 in county
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08075
Area code(s)856 exchanges: 461, 764, 824
FIPS code3400517080
GNIS feature ID0882100
Websitewww.delancotownship.com

Delanco Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 4,824, an increase of 541 (+12.6%) from the 2010 census count of 4,283, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,046 (+32.3%) from the 3,237 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.

Delanco was named for the Delaware River and Rancocas Creek, which border the community. It was originally called Del-Ranco or Delaranco, a syllabic abbreviation later shortened to Delanco.

It is a dry township where alcohol cannot be sold.