Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, US
Borough in New Jersey
Bellmawr, New Jersey
Big Timber Creek in Bellmawr
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Show map of the United States Coordinates: 39°51′59″N 75°05′41″W / 39.866356°N 75.09467°W / 39.866356; -75.09467 [ 2] [ 3] Country United States State New Jersey County Camden Incorporated April 21, 1926 Named for Ernest C. Bell • Type Borough • Body Borough Council • Mayor Charles J. "Chuck" Sauter III (D , term ends December 31, 2026)[ 4] [ 5] • Municipal clerk Fran Wright[ 6] • Total
3.11 sq mi (8.05 km2 ) • Land 2.98 sq mi (7.73 km2 ) • Water 0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2 ) 3.92% • Rank 329nd of 565 in state 12th of 37 in county[ 2] Elevation 66 ft (20 m) • Total
11,707 11,724 • Rank 216th of 565 in state 11th of 37 in county[ 13] • Density 3,923.3/sq mi (1,514.8/km2 ) • Rank 168th of 565 in state 21st of 37 in county[ 13] Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST) ) • Summer (DST ) UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT) )ZIP Codes Area code 856 [ 16] FIPS code 3400704750[ 2] [ 17] [ 18] GNIS feature ID0885154[ 2] [ 19] Website www .bellmawr .com
Samuel B. Lippincott House, Creek Road, 1936
Bellmawr ( BEL -mar[ 20] ) 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 11,707,[ 10] [ 11] an increase of 124 (+1.1%) from the 2010 census count of 11,583,[ 21] [ 22] which in turn reflected an increase of 321 (+2.9%) from the 11,262 counted in the 2000 census .[ 23]
Bellmawr is home to the main post office for the area, one of the largest in the state of New Jersey, handling an average of 4.5 million pieces of mail daily.[ 24]
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^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Bellmawr , Geographic Names Information System . Accessed March 4, 2013.
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^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021 , New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development . Accessed March 1, 2023.
^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Bellmawr, NJ , United States Postal Service . Accessed May 22, 2012.
^ ZIP Codes , State of New Jersey . Accessed August 26, 2013.
^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Bellmawr, NJ , Area-Codes.com. Accessed December 27, 2013.
^ U.S. Census website , United States Census Bureau . Accessed September 4, 2014.
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^ Melisurgo, Len. "Here's the right way to pronounce 25 N.J. town names everyone botches" , NJ Advance Media for NJ.com , June 23, 2017. Accessed June 22, 2023. "Does it sound like Belmar, the beachfront town in Monmouth County? Or is the correct way to say this place BELL-more? The locals say BELL-mar, just like the Shore town."
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^ 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.
^ Chiappardi, Matt. "U.S. Postal Service spares Bellmawr mail center from closing" , Burlington County Times , February 26, 2012. Accessed December 29, 2013. "The Bellmawr operation handles about 4.5 million letters and packages per day, and Pleasantville deals with about 500,000 pieces of mail daily, Daiutolo said."