Paulsboro, New Jersey

Paulsboro, New Jersey
Borough
Road signage in Paulsboro
Road signage in Paulsboro
Official seal of Paulsboro, New Jersey
Seal
Location of Paulsboro in Gloucester County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Gloucester County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Location of Paulsboro in Gloucester County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Gloucester County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Census Bureau map of Paulsboro, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Paulsboro, New Jersey
Paulsboro is located in Gloucester County, New Jersey
Paulsboro
Paulsboro
Location in Gloucester County
Paulsboro is located in New Jersey
Paulsboro
Paulsboro
Location in New Jersey
Paulsboro is located in the United States
Paulsboro
Paulsboro
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°50′24″N 75°14′24″W / 39.839975°N 75.23996°W / 39.839975; -75.23996[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Gloucester
IncorporatedMarch 2, 1904
Named forSamuel Phillip Paul
Government
[7]
 • TypeBorough
 • BodyBorough Council
 • MayorGary C. Stevenson (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4]
 • AdministratorSusan Jacobucci[5]
 • Municipal clerkKathy A. VanScoy[6]
Area
[8]
 • Total2.63 sq mi (6.81 km2)
 • Land1.92 sq mi (4.98 km2)
 • Water0.70 sq mi (1.83 km2)  26.81%
 • Rank367th of 565 in state
16th of 24 in county[1]
Elevation
[9]
20 ft (6 m)
Population
 (2020)[10][11]
 • Total6,196
 • Estimate 
(2023)[10][12]
6,267
 • Rank338th of 565 in state
14th of 24 in county[13]
 • Density3,220.4/sq mi (1,243.4/km2)
  • Rank207th of 565 in state
5th of 24 in county[13]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08066[14][15]
Area code(s)856 exchanges: 224, 423, 467, 599[16]
FIPS code3401557150[1][17][18]
GNIS feature ID0885344[7][19]
Websitewww.paulsboronj.org

Paulsboro is a borough situated on the banks of the Delaware River in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 6,196,[10][11] an increase of 99 (+1.6%) from the 6,097 recorded at the 2010 census,[20][21] which in turn had reflected a decline of 63 (−1.0%) from the 6,160 counted in the 2000 census.[22] Paulsboro and surrounding Gloucester County constitute part of South Jersey.

Paulsboro was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 2, 1904, from portions of Greenwich Township.[23][24] It was named for Samuel Phillip Paul, son of a settler.[25][26]

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  14. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Paulsboro, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed November 7, 2012.
  15. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 29, 2013.
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  17. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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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. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 140. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  24. ^ Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period, p. 210. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed September 16, 2015.
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