Richwood, New Jersey

Richwood, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Richwood Academy, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Richwood Academy, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Richwood is located in Gloucester County, New Jersey
Richwood
Richwood
Location in Gloucester County
Richwood is located in New Jersey
Richwood
Richwood
Location in New Jersey
Richwood is located in the United States
Richwood
Richwood
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°42′58″N 75°10′21″W / 39.715978°N 75.172472°W / 39.715978; -75.172472
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyGloucester
TownshipsHarrison and Mantua
Area
[1]
 • Total8.91 sq mi (23.09 km2)
 • Land8.86 sq mi (22.94 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)  0.68%
Elevation
[2]
138 ft (42 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total3,577
 • Density403.7/sq mi (155.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08074[4]
Area code856
FIPS code34-62820[5][6][7]
GNIS feature ID02584022[5][8]

Richwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that is split between Harrison Township (with 3,400 of the CDP's residents) and Mantua Township (with 59 of the total).[9] As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP’s population was 3,577, an increase of 118 (+3.4%) from the 3,459 enumerated at the 2010 U.S. census.[10][11] The community was once known as Mount Pleasant.[12]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Richwood Census Designated Place, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed November 10, 2012.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Richwood, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed November 10, 2012.
  5. ^ a b Gazetteer of New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 21, 2016.
  6. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  7. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  8. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  9. ^ New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed November 10, 2012.
  10. ^ DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Richwood CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 10, 2012.
  11. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed April 19, 2015.
  12. ^ "Richwood". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Variant names: Mount Pleasant