Malaga, New Jersey | |
|---|---|
 St. Mary's Catholic Church | |
  Malaga Malaga's location in Gloucester County (Inset: Gloucester County in New Jersey)  Malaga Malaga (New Jersey)  Malaga Malaga (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°34′11″N 75°02′52″W / 39.56972°N 75.04778°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Gloucester |
| Township | Franklin |
| Named for | Málaga, Spain |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.29 sq mi (5.93 km2) |
| • Land | 2.14 sq mi (5.53 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2) |
| Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,475 |
| • Density | 690.54/sq mi (266.58/km2) |
| ZIP Code | 08328 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0878042[3] |
Malaga (pronounced MA-la-ga[4]) is an unincorporated community located within Franklin Township, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[5] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08328.
As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08328 was 1,476.
U.S. Route 40, Route 47 and Route 55 all pass through the Malaga area.
The community was named after Málaga, in Spain.[6]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ Census Data Explorer: Malaga CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
- ^ "Malaga". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ^ Berkery, Sheri. "Do you know how to pronounce these S.J. town names?", Courier-Post, September 5, 2019. Accessed January 26, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Malaga: MA-la-ga. Emphasis on the first syllable, not the second!"
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 197.