Bridgeton, New Jersey
Bridgeton is a city in Cumberland County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the county seat of Cumberland County and is located on the Cohansey River near Delaware Bay in the South Jersey region of the state.
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Downtown Bridgeton, March 2010 | |
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Location of Bridgeton in Cumberland County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Cumberland County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
Census Bureau map of Bridgeton, New Jersey
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| Coordinates: 39.427518°N 75.227954°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Cumberland |
| Incorporated | March 1, 1865 |
| Named for | Bridge on Cohansey River |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
| • Body | City Council |
| • Mayor | Albert B. Kelly (term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Administrator | Kevin C. Rabago Sr. |
| • Municipal clerk | Nichole L. Almanza |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.49 sq mi (16.82 km2) |
| • Land | 6.23 sq mi (16.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0.27 sq mi (0.69 km2) 4.10% |
| • Rank | 249th of 565 in state 13th of 14 in county |
| Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 27,263 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 26,410 |
| • Rank | 93rd of 565 in state 3rd of 14 in county |
| • Density | 4,377.5/sq mi (1,690.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 142nd of 565 in state 1st of 14 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08302 |
| Area code | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3401107600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885169 |
| Website | www |
As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 27,263, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 1,914 (+7.6%) from the 25,349 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,578 (+11.3%) from the 22,771 counted in the 2000 census. Bridgeton and Vineland are the two principal cities of the Vineland-Bridgeton metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses those cities and all of Cumberland County for statistical purposes and which constitutes a part of the Delaware Valley (i.e. the Philadelphia metro area).
As of 2020, Bridgeton had the 13th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey with an equalized rate of 4.598% compared to 3.089% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.