Penns Grove, New Jersey

Penns Grove, New Jersey
Church of Our Merciful Saviour
Motto: 
Pride in Progress
Penns Grove Borough highlighted in Salem County. Inset map: Salem County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Penns Grove, New Jersey
Penns Grove
Location in Salem County
Penns Grove
Location in New Jersey
Penns Grove
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°43′40″N 75°28′09″W / 39.727704°N 75.469035°W / 39.727704; -75.469035
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Salem
IncorporatedMarch 8, 1894
Named afterWilliam Penn
Government
  TypeBorough
  BodyBorough Council
  MayorLaDaena D. Thomas (D, term ends December 31, 2023)
  AdministratorRobert Tarver (interim)
  Municipal clerkSharon R. Williams
Area
  Total
0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2)
  Land0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0.00%
  Rank517th of 565 in state
15th of 15 in county
Elevation
7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
4,837
  Estimate 
(2023)
4,865
  Rank383rd of 565 in state
5th of 15 in county
  Density5,418.8/sq mi (2,092.2/km2)
   Rank102nd of 565 in state
1st of 15 in county
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08069
Area code(s)856 exchanges: 299, 351
FIPS code3403357750
GNIS feature ID0885348
Websitewww.pennsgrove-nj.org

Penns Grove is a borough in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,837, a decrease of 310 (−6.0%) from the 2010 census count of 5,147, which in turn reflected an increase of 261 (+5.3%) from the 4,886 counted in the 2000 census.

Penns Grove had the fourth-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 5.556% in 2020, compared to 3.476% in Salem County and a statewide average of 2.279%.