Haddon Heights, New Jersey
Haddon Heights is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,495, an increase of 22 (+0.3%) from the 2010 census count of 7,473, which in turn reflected a decline of 74 (−1.0%) from the 7,547 counted in the 2000 census.
Haddon Heights, New Jersey | |
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Hinchman-Lippincott House | |
Haddon Heights highlighted in Camden County. Inset: Location of Camden County in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Haddon Heights, New Jersey | |
Haddon Heights Location in Camden County Haddon Heights Location in New Jersey Haddon Heights Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39.879127°N 75.065918°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Camden |
| European settlement | 1699 |
| Incorporated | March 2, 1904 |
| Named for | Elizabeth Haddon |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Zachary Houck (D, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Administrator | Dave Taraschi |
| • Municipal clerk | Kelly Santosusso |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.57 sq mi (4.07 km2) |
| • Land | 1.57 sq mi (4.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) 0.32% |
| • Rank | 445th of 565 in state 22nd of 37 in county |
| Elevation | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 7,495 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 7,484 |
| • Rank | 306th of 565 in state 17th of 37 in county |
| • Density | 4,786.1/sq mi (1,847.9/km2) |
| • Rank | 118th of 565 in state 12th of 37 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08035 |
| Area code | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3400728800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885239 |
| Website | www |
Haddon Heights was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 2, 1904, from portions of the now-defunct Centre Township and parts of Haddon Township. Haddon Heights is a dry town where alcohol cannot be sold. The borough was named for Elizabeth Haddon, an early settler of the area.
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Haddon Heights as the 98th best place to live in New Jersey in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey, and the borough has also been listed among its "Classic Towns of Greater Philadelphia" by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. In 2011, New Jersey Monthly named Haddon Heights the second best town to live in Southern New Jersey, after Moorestown Township.