Northfield, New Jersey
Northfield, New Jersey | |
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Risley House | |
| Nickname: "Gateway to the Shore" | |
Map of Northfield in Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Northfield, New Jersey | |
Location in Atlantic County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°22′23″N 74°33′15″W / 39.373073°N 74.554128°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Atlantic |
| Incorporated | March 21, 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| • Body | City Council |
| • Mayor | Erland Chau (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Municipal clerk | Mary Canesi |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.62 sq mi (9.37 km2) |
| • Land | 3.58 sq mi (9.28 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2) 0.97% |
| • Rank | 310th of 565 in state 20th of 23 in county |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,434 |
• Estimate (2023) | 8,426 |
| • Rank | 281st of 565 in state 10th of 23 in county |
| • Density | 2,354.6/sq mi (909.1/km2) |
| • Rank | 262nd of 565 in state 6th of 23 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08225 |
| Area code | 609 |
| FIPS code | 3400152950 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885324 |
| Website | www |
Northfield is a city in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 8,434, a decrease of 190 (−2.2%) from the 2010 census count of 8,624, which in turn reflected an increase of 899 (+11.6%) from the 7,725 counted in the 2000 census.
Northfield was founded by Jeremiah Leeds; he has a gravestone at Oxford Circle, but it is not certain that he was buried there. Northfield was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 21, 1905, from portions of Egg Harbor Township. A portion of Egg Harbor Township was transferred to Northfield in 1931, and then reverted to Egg Harbor Township in 1933.
The city calls itself the "Gateway to the Shore", just over the bridge from the beaches, and is located about 7 miles (11 km) west of Atlantic City, bordering the municipalities of Pleasantville, Egg Harbor Township and Linwood. Geographically, the city, and all of Atlantic County, is part of the South Jersey region of the state and of the Atlantic City-Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which in turn is included in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.