Hammonton, New Jersey
Hammonton is a town in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that has been referred to as the "Blueberry Capital of the World". As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 14,711, a decrease of 80 (−0.5%) from the 2010 census count of 14,791, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,187 (+17.4%) from the 12,604 counted in the 2000 census. Geographically, the town, and all of Atlantic County, is part of the South Jersey region of the state and of the Atlantic City-Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which in turn is included in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.
Hammonton, New Jersey | |
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William L. Black House | |
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| Nickname: "Blueberry Capital of the World" | |
Location of Hammonton in Atlantic County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Atlantic County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
Census Bureau map of Hammonton, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 39.66078°N 74.767021°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Atlantic |
| Incorporated | March 5, 1866 |
| Named for | John Hammond Coffin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town |
| • Body | Town Council |
| • Mayor | Stephen DiDonato (I, term ends December 31, 2025) |
| • Business administrator | Frank Zuber |
| • Municipal clerk | Frank Zuber |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.32 sq mi (107.01 km2) |
| • Land | 40.75 sq mi (105.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0.57 sq mi (1.46 km2) 1.37% |
| • Rank | 50th of 565 in state 7th of 23 in county |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 14,711 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 14,833 |
| • Rank | 179th of 565 in state 6th of 23 in county |
| • Density | 361.0/sq mi (139.4/km2) |
| • Rank | 464th of 565 in state 15th of 23 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08037 |
| Area code | 609 |
| FIPS code | 3400129430 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885242 |
| Website | www |
The first European settlement of Hammonton was in 1812. It was named for John Hammond Coffin, a son of one of the community's earliest settlers, William Coffin, with the "d" in what was originally Hammondton disappearing over time. It was incorporated as a town by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 5, 1866, from portions of Hamilton Township and Mullica Township.
The town is located directly between Philadelphia and the resort town of Atlantic City, along a former route of the Pennsylvania Railroad with Hammonton station directly in the downtown area. The route is now used by NJ Transit's Atlantic City Line.