Fieldsboro, New Jersey
Fieldsboro 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 526, a decrease of 14 (−2.6%) from the 2010 census count of 540, which in turn reflected an increase of 18 (+3.4%) from the 522 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.
Fieldsboro, New Jersey | |
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Downtown Fieldsboro | |
Location of Fieldsboro in Burlington County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Burlington County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Fieldsboro, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 40.135471°N 74.733355°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Incorporated | March 7, 1850 |
| Named for | Field family |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | David R. Hansell (D, term ends December 31, 2025) |
| • Municipal clerk | Patrice Hansell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.36 sq mi (0.93 km2) |
| • Land | 0.28 sq mi (0.72 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) 22.22% |
| • Rank | 552nd of 565 in state 40th of 40 in county |
| Elevation | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 526 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 538 |
| • Rank | 551st of 565 in state 40th of 40 in county |
| • Density | 1,886.9/sq mi (728.5/km2) |
| • Rank | 302nd of 565 in state 17th of 40 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08505 – Bordentown, New Jersey |
| Area code(s) | 609 exchanges: 291, 298, 324, 424 |
| FIPS code | 3400523250 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885219 |
| Website | None |
Fieldsboro was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature as Fieldsborough on March 7, 1850, within portions of Mansfield Township. It separated from Bordentown Township as an independent municipality c. 1894. The borough was named for the Field family, prominent early settlers in the area.