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Palmyra, New Jersey
Palmyra, New Jersey | |
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 East Broad Street near northern edge of the borough with River Line tracks in foreground | |
 Seal | |
| Motto: "A Place to Grow" | |
 Location of Palmyra in Burlington County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Burlington County in New Jersey highlighted in red (lower left). | |
 Census Bureau map of Palmyra, New Jersey | |
  Palmyra Location in Burlington County  Palmyra Location in New Jersey  Palmyra Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°00′09″N 75°02′07″W / 40.002615°N 75.035273°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Incorporated | April 19, 1894 |
| Named for | Palmyra, Syria |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Gina Ragomo Tait (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4] |
| • Administrator | John J. Gural[5] |
| • Municipal clerk | Doretha (Rita) Jackson[6] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.54 sq mi (6.58 km2) |
| • Land | 1.85 sq mi (4.79 km2) |
| • Water | 0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2) 27.28% |
| • Rank | 371st of 565 in state 32nd of 40 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,438 |
| 7,489 | |
| • Rank | 308th of 565 in state 23rd of 40 in county[13] |
| • Density | 4,022.7/sq mi (1,553.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 157th of 565 in state 7th of 40 in county[13] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code(s) | 856 exchanges: 303, 726, 829, 786[16] |
| FIPS code | 3400555800[1][17][18] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885339[1][19] |
| Website | www |
Palmyra 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 7,438,[10][11] an increase of 40 (+0.5%) from the 2010 census count of 7,398,[20][21] which in turn reflected an increase of 307 (+4.3%) from the 7,091 counted in the 2000 census.[22] The borough, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.[23]
Palmyra was originally incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 19, 1894, from portions of Cinnaminson Township and Riverton. On February 20, 1923, Palmyra was reincorporated as a borough.[24]
- ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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- ^ Administration, Borough of Palmyra. Accessed April 24, 2023.
- ^ Clerk, Borough of Palmyra. Accessed April 24, 2023.
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Palmyra, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 8, 2013.
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- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Palmyra, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed June 27, 2012.
- ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 29, 2013.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Palmyra, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 29, 2013.
- ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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LWD2010was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
- ^ New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 1, 2023.
- ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 98. Accessed May 1, 2024.
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