Penns Grove, New Jersey
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Penns Grove is a borough in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,837,[11] a decrease of 310 (−6.0%) from the 2010 census count of 5,147,[20][21] which in turn reflected an increase of 261 (+5.3%) from the 4,886 counted in the 2000 census.[22]
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Penns Grove, New Jersey | |
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Motto: Pride in Progress[1] | |
Coordinates: 39.727704°N 75.469035°W / 39.727704; -75.469035[2][3] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Salem |
Incorporated | March 8, 1894 |
Named for | William Penn |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | LaDaena D. Thomas (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[5][6] |
• Administrator | Robert Tarver (interim)[7] |
• Municipal clerk | Sharon R. Williams[8] |
Area | |
• Total | 0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2) |
• Land | 0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0.00% |
• Rank | 517th of 565 in state 15th of 15 in county[2] |
Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,837 |
• Estimate (2022)[12] | 4,847 |
• Rank | 383rd of 565 in state 5th of 15 in county[13] |
• Density | 5,418.8/sq mi (2,092.2/km2) |
• Rank | 102nd of 565 in state 1st of 15 in county[13] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 856 exchanges: 299, 351[16] |
FIPS code | 3403357750[2][17][18] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885348[2][19] |
Website | www |
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Penns Grove had the fourth-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 5.556% in 2020, compared to 3.476% in Salem County and a statewide average of 2.279%.[23]