Port Republic, New Jersey

Port Republic, New Jersey
City
Amanda Blake Store
Amanda Blake Store
Official seal of Port Republic, New Jersey
Seal
Map of Port Republic in Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County in the State of New Jersey.
Map of Port Republic in Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Port Republic, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Port Republic, New Jersey
Port Republic is located in Atlantic County, New Jersey
Port Republic
Port Republic
Location in Atlantic County
Port Republic is located in New Jersey
Port Republic
Port Republic
Location in New Jersey
Port Republic is located in the United States
Port Republic
Port Republic
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°32′05″N 74°28′34″W / 39.534798°N 74.476099°W / 39.534798; -74.476099[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyAtlantic
IncorporatedMarch 1, 1905
Government
[6]
 • TypeCity
 • BodyCity Council
 • MayorMonica "Niki" Giberson (R, term ends December 31, 2025)[3][4]
 • Municipal clerkKimberly A. Campellone[5]
Area
[7]
 • Total8.55 sq mi (22.14 km2)
 • Land7.46 sq mi (19.33 km2)
 • Water1.09 sq mi (2.81 km2)  12.70%
 • Rank225th of 565 in state
13th of 23 in county[1]
Elevation
[8]
7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)[9]
 • Total1,101
 • Estimate 
(2023)[10]
1,109
 • Rank526th of 565 in state
21st of 23 in county[11]
 • Density147.5/sq mi (57.0/km2)
  • Rank520th of 565 in state
20th of 23 in county[11]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08241[12][13]
Area code609 exchanges: 404, 652, 748[14]
FIPS code3400160600[1][15][16]
GNIS feature ID0885360[1][17]
Websitewww.portrepublicnj.org

Port Republic is a city on the Mullica River, located in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 1,101,[9] a decrease of 14 (−1.3%) from the 2010 census count of 1,115,[18][19] which in turn reflected an increase of 78 (+7.5%) from the 1,037 counted in the 2000 census.[20]

It is a dry town, where alcohol is not permitted to be sold by law.[21][22]

Geographically, the city, and all of Atlantic County, is part of the South Jersey region of the state and of the Atlantic City-Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which in turn is included in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.[23]

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  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Departments, City of Port Republic. Accessed April 27, 2023.
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  7. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: City of Port Republic, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 11, 2013.
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  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Port Republic, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed December 18, 2012.
  13. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed October 24, 2013.
  14. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Port Republic, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 24, 2013.
  15. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  16. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  17. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference LWD2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. New Jersey ABC list of dry towns (May 1, 2013)
  22. ^ Giordano, Rita. "More towns catching liquor-license buzz; Moorestown considers ending its dry spell", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 24, 2007. Accessed February 16, 2014.
  23. ^ New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.