Sewell, New Jersey | |
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![]() Rowan College of South Jersey in Sewell at dusk in 2010 | |
Coordinates: 39°45′59″N 75°08′40″W / 39.76639°N 75.14444°W | |
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State | ![]() |
County | Gloucester |
Township | Mantua and Washington Township |
Named for | William Joyce Sewell |
Elevation | 66 ft (20 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,346 |
ZIP Code | 08080[2] |
FIPS code | 34-66750[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 0880486[4] |
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 3,346[1] | — |
Sewell (/ˈsuːl/ SOOL[5]) is a census-designated place (CDP)[6] and unincorporated community within Mantua Township and Washington Township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the Philadelphia metropolitan area.[7] As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 3,346.[1] The CDP was named after United States Senator William Joyce Sewell.[8] The community is served as U.S. Postal Service ZIP Code 08080.[2] Sewell is home to Rowan College of South Jersey.
Sewell is also the site of the Inversand marl pit, the last operational greensand mine in the world. The location has become renowned for its paleontology and is similar to many of the sites studied by early paleontologists, particularly Edward Drinker Cope. It is also home to the Barnsboro Inn, the oldest bar in New Jersey.[9]