Woodstown, New Jersey
Woodstown, New Jersey | |
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Woodstown Friends Meetinghouse | |
Woodstown highlighted in Salem County. Inset map: Salem County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Woodstown, New Jersey | |
Location in Salem County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°39′01″N 75°19′34″W / 39.650178°N 75.326232°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Salem |
| Incorporated | July 26, 1882 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Joseph H. Hiles (D, term ends December 31, 2027) |
| • Municipal clerk | Cynthia Dalessio |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.61 sq mi (4.18 km2) |
| • Land | 1.57 sq mi (4.08 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) 2.47% |
| • Rank | 437th of 565 in state 13th of 15 in county |
| Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,678 |
• Estimate (2023) | 3,728 |
| • Rank | 423rd of 565 in state 7th of 15 in county |
| • Density | 2,335.4/sq mi (901.7/km2) |
| • Rank | 265th of 565 in state 2nd of 15 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08098 |
| Area code | 856 exchange: 769 |
| FIPS code | 3403382720 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885452 |
| Website | www |
Woodstown 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 3,678, an increase of 173 (+4.9%) from the 2010 census count of 3,505, which in turn reflected an increase of 369 (+11.8%) from the 3,136 counted in the 2000 census.
Woodstown was established on July 26, 1882, from portions of Pilesgrove Township based on the results of a referendum held that same day. The borough's incorporation was confirmed on March 3, 1925. The borough was named for early settler Jackanias (or Jaconias) Wood.