Edgewater Park, New Jersey
Edgewater Park is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey and a northeastern Delaware Valley suburb of Philadelphia. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 8,930, an increase of 49 (+0.6%) from the 2010 census count of 8,881, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,017 (+12.9%) from the 7,864 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.
Edgewater Park, New Jersey | |
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Township | |
Beverly National Cemetery, Edgewater Park, New Jersey | |
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Location of Edgewater Park in Burlington County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Burlington County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Edgewater Park, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 40.053506°N 74.918438°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Incorporated | February 26, 1924 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Michael Trainor (D, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Administrator | Tom Pullion |
| • Municipal clerk | Patricia A. Clayton |
| • Police Chief | Brett V. Evans |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.08 sq mi (7.97 km2) |
| • Land | 2.92 sq mi (7.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2) 5.06% |
| • Rank | 330th of 565 in state 30th of 40 in county |
| Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 8,930 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 8,967 |
| • Rank | 264th of 565 in state 19th of 40 in county |
| • Density | 3,059.3/sq mi (1,181.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 215th of 565 in state 11th of 40 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08010 |
| Area code | 609 |
| FIPS code | 3400520050 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882101 |
| Website | www |
Edgewater Park was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 26, 1924, from portions of Beverly Township (now known as Delanco Township). The township was named for its location along the Delaware River.