Egg Harbor City, New Jersey

Egg Harbor City, New Jersey
City
Former Egg Harbor Commercial Bank building, now the local branch of the Atlantic County library system
Former Egg Harbor Commercial Bank building, now the local branch of the Atlantic County library system
Official seal of Egg Harbor City, New Jersey
Seal
Location of Egg Harbor City in Atlantic County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Atlantic County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Location of Egg Harbor City in Atlantic County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Atlantic County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Census Bureau map of Egg Harbor City, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Egg Harbor City, New Jersey
Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County, New Jersey
Egg Harbor City
Egg Harbor City
Location in Atlantic County
Egg Harbor City is located in New Jersey
Egg Harbor City
Egg Harbor City
Location in New Jersey
Egg Harbor City is located in the United States
Egg Harbor City
Egg Harbor City
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°33′49″N 74°35′45″W / 39.563687°N 74.595865°W / 39.563687; -74.595865[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyAtlantic
IncorporatedJune 14, 1858
Named forGull eggs
Government
[6]
 • TypeFaulkner Act (small municipality)
 • BodyCity Council
 • MayorLisa Jiampetti (D, term ends December 31, 2024)[3][4]
 • Municipal clerkMeg Steeb[5]
Area
[7]
 • Total
11.42 sq mi (29.58 km2)
 • Land10.85 sq mi (28.10 km2)
 • Water0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2)  4.99%
 • Rank198th of 565 in state
10th of 23 in county[1]
Elevation
[8]
13 ft (4 m)
Population
 (2020)[9]
 • Total
4,396
 • Estimate 
(2023)[10]
4,385
 • Rank400th of 565 in state
17th of 23 in county[11]
 • Density405.1/sq mi (156.4/km2)
  • Rank459th of 565 in state
14th of 23 in county[11]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08215[12][13]
Area code(s)609 exchanges: 704, 726, 804, 965[14]
FIPS code3400120350[1][15][16]
GNIS feature ID0876119[1][17]
Websitewww.eggharborcity.org

Egg Harbor City is a city in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The city, and all of Atlantic County, is part 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.[18] As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 4,396,[19][9] an increase of 153 (+3.6%) from the 2010 census count of 4,243,[20][21] which in turn reflected a decline of 302 (−6.6%) from the 4,545 counted in the 2000 census.[22]

The city had the seventh-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 5.044% in 2020, compared to 2.560% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.[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 & Services, Egg Harbor City. Accessed March 2, 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 Egg Harbor City, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 5, 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 Egg Harbor City, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 10, 2013.
  13. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed October 24, 2013.
  14. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Egg Harbor City, 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.
  18. ^ New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.
  19. ^ Egg Harbor City city, New Jersey Census Data, United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 1, 2022.
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  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ "Here are the 30 N.J. towns with the highest property tax rates", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, March 15, 2021. Accessed January 19, 2022. "The average equalized tax rate in New Jersey was 2.279 in 2020, according to data from the Department of Community Affairs. Here is the list of 30 New Jersey towns with the highest property tax rates.... 7. Egg Harbor City Equalized tax rate in Egg Harbor City, Atlantic County, was 5.044 in 2020 Average equalized tax rate in Atlantic County: 2.560"