Lawnside, New Jersey

Lawnside, New Jersey
Mount Peace Cemetery and Funeral Directing Company Cemetery
Location of Lawnside in Camden County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Camden County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left).
Census Bureau map of Lawnside, New Jersey
Lawnside
Location in Camden County
Lawnside
Location in New Jersey
Lawnside
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°52′02″N 75°01′44″W / 39.867308°N 75.028903°W / 39.867308; -75.028903
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCamden
IncorporatedApril 20, 1926
Government
 • TypeBorough
 • BodyBorough Council
 • MayorMary Ann Wardlow (D, term ends December 31, 2026)
 • AdministratorAngelique Rankins
 • Municipal clerkMarsharee Wright (acting)
Area
 • Total
1.43 sq mi (3.70 km2)
 • Land1.43 sq mi (3.70 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0.00%
 • Rank459th of 565 in state
25th of 37 in county
Elevation
85 ft (26 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,955
 • Estimate 
(2023)
3,301
 • Rank451st of 565 in state
28th of 37 in county
 • Density2,065.8/sq mi (797.6/km2)
  • Rank289th of 565 in state
30th of 37 in county
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08045
Area code856 exchanges: 310, 546, 547, 573, 672
FIPS code3400739420
GNIS feature ID0885274
Websitewww.lawnside.net

Lawnside is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Lawnside was developed in 1840 and incorporated in 1926 as the first independent, self-governing Black municipality north of the Mason–Dixon line. As of the 2020 United States census, approximately 75% of the borough's 2,955 population still identified as Black or African American, although this percentage has declined over the past two census periods. The population in 2020 had increased by 10 (+0.3%) from the 2010 census count of 2,945,