Woodbury Heights, New Jersey
Woodbury Heights, New Jersey | |
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CR 652 (Elm Avenue) eastbound in Woodbury Heights | |
Map of Woodbury Heights highlighted within Gloucester County. Inset: Location of Gloucester County in New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Woodbury Heights, New Jersey | |
Location in Gloucester County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°48′48″N 75°09′02″W / 39.81329°N 75.15065°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Gloucester |
| Incorporated | April 27, 1915 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Matthew Cosenza (R, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Municipal clerk | Shannon Elton |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.25 sq mi (3.24 km2) |
| • Land | 1.25 sq mi (3.23 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) 0.48% |
| • Rank | 480th of 565 in state 22nd of 24 in county |
| Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,098 |
• Estimate (2023) | 3,127 |
| • Rank | 446th of 565 in state 20th of 24 in county |
| • Density | 2,486.0/sq mi (959.8/km2) |
| • Rank | 253rd of 565 in state 7th of 24 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08097 |
| Area code | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3401582180 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885448 |
| Website | bwhnj |
Woodbury Heights is a borough in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,098, an increase of 43 (+1.4%) from the 2010 census count of 3,055, which in turn reflected an increase of 67 (+2.2%) from the 2,988 counted in the 2000 census.
Woodbury Heights was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 6, 1915, from portions of Deptford Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 27, 1915. Portions were exchanged with Woodbury in 1925, and portions of the city were annexed on March 22, 1938. Portions were exchanged with Deptford Township in 1956 and other portions were annexed from the township in 1965. The borough was named for the city of Woodbury, which in turn was named for its founder Henry Wood, who settled in the area in 1683 after arriving from Bury, England, at the age of 80 to escape religious persecution.
As of 2020, the borough had the 19th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey with an equalized rate of 4.442% compared to 3.212% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.