Mount Laurel, New Jersey

Mount Laurel, New Jersey
Laurel Acres Park in Mount Laurel
Location of Burlington County in New Jersey (left) and of Mount Laurel in Burlington County (right)
Census Bureau map of Mount Laurel, New Jersey
Mount Laurel
Location of Mount Laurel in Burlington County
Mount Laurel
Location in New Jersey
Mount Laurel
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°56′56″N 74°54′01″W / 39.948992°N 74.900247°W / 39.948992; -74.900247
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Burlington
IncorporatedMarch 7, 1872
Government
  TypeFaulkner Act (council–manager)
  BodyTownship Council
  MayorNikitas Moustakas (D)
  Deputy MayorStephen Steglik
  Township CouncilSilvia Catalan-Culnan
Kareem Pritchett
Fozia Janjua
  Township Manager/ClerkMeredith Riculfy
Area
  Total
21.99 sq mi (56.95 km2)
  Land21.72 sq mi (56.26 km2)
  Water0.27 sq mi (0.69 km2)  1.21%
  Rank124th of 565 in state
12th of 40 in county
Elevation
36 ft (11 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
44,633
  Estimate 
(2024)
47,211
  Rank49th of 565 in state
2nd of 40 in county
  Density2,054.5/sq mi (793.2/km2)
   Rank291st of 565 in state
15th of 40 in county
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08054
Area code856
FIPS code3400549020
GNIS feature ID0882093
Websitewww.mountlaurel.com

Mount Laurel is a township in Burlington County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 44,633, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,769 (+6.6%) from the 2010 census count of 41,864, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,643 (+4.1%) from the 40,221 counted in the 2000 census. It is the home of NFL Films.

In 2020, Mount Laurel was ranked 16th in Money magazine's list of the 50 best places to live in the United States, citing a kid-friendly environment, affordable housing, and easy access to Philadelphia and the Jersey Shore.