Oaklyn, New Jersey
Oaklyn, New Jersey | |
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CR 649 (West Clinton Avenue) westbound in Oaklyn | |
| Motto: Catch the Hometown Spirit | |
Oaklyn highlighted in Camden County | |
Census Bureau map of Oaklyn, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°54′08″N 75°04′50″W / 39.9023°N 75.080573°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Camden |
| Settled | 1681 |
| Incorporated | March 13, 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Greg Brandley (D, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Administrator / Municipal clerk | Bonnie Taft |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.70 sq mi (1.81 km2) |
| • Land | 0.63 sq mi (1.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) 8.70% |
| • Rank | 531st of 565 in state 30th of 37 in county |
| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,930 |
• Estimate (2023) | 3,940 |
| • Rank | 415th of 565 in state 26th of 37 in county |
| • Density | 6,265.7/sq mi (2,419.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 84th of 565 in state 6th of 37 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08107 |
| Area code | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3400753880 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885331 |
| Website | www |
Oaklyn 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 3,930, a decrease of 108 (−2.7%) from the 2010 census count of 4,038, which in turn reflected a decline of 150 (−3.6%) from the 4,188 counted in the 2000 census.
The borough had the 28th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 4.134% in 2020, compared to 3.470% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.