Westmont, New Jersey

Westmont, New Jersey
The former Westmont Theater, now a gym, is located on Haddon Avenue
The former Westmont Theater, now a gym, is located on Haddon Avenue
Westmont is located in Camden County, New Jersey
Westmont
Westmont
Location in Camden County
Westmont is located in New Jersey
Westmont
Westmont
Location in New Jersey
Westmont is located in the United States
Westmont
Westmont
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°54′30″N 75°03′19″W / 39.9082447°N 75.0551620°W / 39.9082447; -75.0551620
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCamden
TownshipHaddon
Area
 • Total2.30 sq mi (5.96 km2)
 • Land2.22 sq mi (5.76 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2)
Population
 • Total13,726
 • Density6,172/sq mi (2,383.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code
08108 (Camden)[3]
Area code856
FIPS code34-78410[4]
GNIS feature ID2806221[5]

Westmont is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[6] located within Haddon Township in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[7] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08108.

The downtown portion of the township is known as Westmont, a name probably derived from a noted harness racing horse.[8]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  3. ^ ZIP Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 15, 2023.
  4. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Westmont, New Jersey
  6. ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  8. ^ Brahms, William B."The Name 'Westmont'" Archived 2007-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, Haddon Township Historical Society Web Site. Accessed August 30, 2008.