Palmyra, New Jersey
Palmyra, New Jersey | |
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East Broad Street near northern edge of the borough with River Line tracks in foreground | |
| Motto: "A Place to Grow" | |
Location of Palmyra in Burlington County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Burlington County in New Jersey highlighted in red (lower left). | |
Census Bureau map of Palmyra, New Jersey | |
Location in Burlington County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°00′09″N 75°02′07″W / 40.002615°N 75.035273°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Incorporated | April 19, 1894 |
| Named after | Palmyra, Syria |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Gina Ragomo Tait (D, term ends December 31, 2027) |
| • Administrator | John J. Gural |
| • Municipal clerk | Doretha (Rita) Jackson |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.54 sq mi (6.58 km2) |
| • Land | 1.85 sq mi (4.79 km2) |
| • Water | 0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2) 27.28% |
| • Rank | 371st of 565 in state 32nd of 40 in county |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,438 |
• Estimate (2023) | 7,489 |
| • Rank | 308th of 565 in state 23rd of 40 in county |
| • Density | 4,022.7/sq mi (1,553.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 157th of 565 in state 7th of 40 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08065 |
| Area code(s) | 856 exchanges: 303, 726, 829, 786 |
| FIPS code | 3400555800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885339 |
| Website | www |
Palmyra is a borough in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,438, an increase of 40 (+0.5%) from the 2010 census count of 7,398, which in turn reflected an increase of 307 (+4.3%) from the 7,091 counted in the 2000 census. The borough, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.
Palmyra was originally incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 19, 1894, from portions of Cinnaminson Township and Riverton. On February 20, 1923, Palmyra was reincorporated as a borough.