Folsom, New Jersey

Folsom, New Jersey
Borough
Jacobus Evangelical Lutheran Church
Jacobus Evangelical Lutheran Church
Official seal of Folsom, New Jersey
Seal
Location of Folsom in Atlantic County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Atlantic County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Location of Folsom in Atlantic County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Atlantic County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Census Bureau map of Folsom, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Folsom, New Jersey
Folsom is located in Atlantic County, New Jersey
Folsom
Folsom
Location in Atlantic County
Folsom is located in New Jersey
Folsom
Folsom
Location in New Jersey
Folsom is located in the United States
Folsom
Folsom
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°35′48″N 74°50′35″W / 39.596745°N 74.843163°W / 39.596745; -74.843163[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyAtlantic
IncorporatedMay 23, 1906
Named forFrances Folsom
Government
[6]
 • TypeBorough
 • BodyBorough Council
 • MayorGreg Schenker (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4]
 • Municipal clerkPatricia M. Gatto[5]
Area
[7]
 • Total8.51 sq mi (22.04 km2)
 • Land8.26 sq mi (21.40 km2)
 • Water0.24 sq mi (0.63 km2)  2.88%
 • Rank226th of 565 in state
14th of 23 in county[1]
Elevation
[8]
56 ft (17 m)
Population
 (2020)[9]
 • Total1,811
 • Estimate 
(2023)[10]
1,813
 • Rank494th of 565 in state
19th of 23 in county[11]
 • Density219.1/sq mi (84.6/km2)
  • Rank499th of 565 in state
18th of 23 in county[11]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08037[12][13]
Area code(s)609 exchanges: 561, 567, 704[14]
FIPS code3400123940[1][15][16]
GNIS feature ID0885222[1][17]
Websitewww.folsomborough.com

Folsom is a borough in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Geographically, the city, and all of Atlantic County, is part of the South Jersey region 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.[18]

As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,811,[9] a decrease of 74 (−3.9%) from the 2010 census count of 1,885,[19][20] which in turn reflected a decline of 87 (−4.4%) from the 1,972 counted in the 2000 census.[21]

Folsom was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 23, 1906, from portions of Buena Vista Township.[22] The borough was named for Frances Folsom, wife of President Grover Cleveland.[23]

New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Folsom as its 19th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.[24]

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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. ^ Borough Clerk, Borough of Folsom. Accessed March 23, 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: Borough of Folsom, 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 Folsom, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 10, 2013.
  13. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 28, 2013.
  14. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Folsom, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed November 18, 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.
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  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 69. Accessed October 25, 2012.
  23. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 30, 2015.
  24. ^ "Best Places To Live - The Complete Top Towns List 1-100" Archived February 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Monthly, February 21, 2008. Accessed February 24, 2008.