Mount Ephraim, New Jersey
Mount Ephraim, New Jersey | |
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Northbound CR 551 Spur in Mount Ephraim | |
| Motto: "The Village at the Crossroads" | |
Mount Ephraim highlighted in Camden County. Inset: Camden County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Mount Ephraim, New Jersey | |
Location in Camden County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°52′46″N 75°05′31″W / 39.879524°N 75.091814°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Camden |
| Incorporated | March 23, 1926 |
| Named after | Ephraim Albertson |
| Government | |
| • Type | Walsh Act |
| • Body | Board of Commissioners |
| • Mayor | Susan Carney (term ends December 31, 2028) |
| • Municipal clerk | Terry Shannon |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.91 sq mi (2.34 km2) |
| • Land | 0.88 sq mi (2.29 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 2.31% |
| • Rank | 514th of 565 in state 29th of 37 in county |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,651 |
• Estimate (2023) | 4,654 |
| • Rank | 390th of 565 in state 24th of 37 in county |
| • Density | 5,261.3/sq mi (2,031.4/km2) |
| • Rank | 107th of 565 in state 10th of 37 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08059 |
| Area code(s) | 856 exchanges: 456, 742, 931, 933 |
| FIPS code | 3400748750 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885313 |
| Website | www |
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Mount Ephraim(pronounced "EEF-rum") is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,651, a decrease of 25 (−0.5%) from the 2010 census count of 4,676, which in turn reflected an increase of 181 (+4.0%) from the 4,495 counted in the 2000 census.
The borough had the 20th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey with an equalized rate of 4.442% in 2020, compared to 3.470% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.