Penns Grove, New Jersey
Penns Grove, New Jersey | |
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Church of Our Merciful Saviour | |
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| Motto: Pride in Progress | |
Penns Grove Borough highlighted in Salem County. Inset map: Salem County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Penns Grove, New Jersey | |
Penns Grove Location in Salem County Penns Grove Location in New Jersey Penns Grove Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°43′40″N 75°28′09″W / 39.727704°N 75.469035°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Salem |
| Incorporated | March 8, 1894 |
| Named after | William Penn |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | LaDaena D. Thomas (D, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Administrator | Robert Tarver (interim) |
| • Municipal clerk | Sharon R. Williams |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2) |
| • Land | 0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0.00% |
| • Rank | 517th of 565 in state 15th of 15 in county |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,837 |
• Estimate (2023) | 4,865 |
| • Rank | 383rd of 565 in state 5th of 15 in county |
| • Density | 5,418.8/sq mi (2,092.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 102nd of 565 in state 1st of 15 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08069 |
| Area code | 856 exchanges: 299, 351 |
| FIPS code | 3403357750 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885348 |
| Website | www |
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, a decrease of 310 (−6.0%) from the 2010 census count of 5,147, which in turn reflected an increase of 261 (+5.3%) from the 4,886 counted in the 2000 census.
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%.