Turnersville, New Jersey

Turnersville, New Jersey
Map of Turnersville highlighted within Gloucester County. Right: Location of Gloucester County in New Jersey.
Map of Turnersville highlighted within Gloucester County. Right: Location of Gloucester County in New Jersey.
Turnersville is located in Gloucester County, New Jersey
Turnersville
Turnersville
Location in Gloucester County
Turnersville is located in New Jersey
Turnersville
Turnersville
Location in New Jersey
Turnersville is located in the United States
Turnersville
Turnersville
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°45′59″N 75°03′43″W / 39.766445°N 75.062003°W / 39.766445; -75.062003
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyGloucester
TownshipWashington
Named forTurner family
Area
 • Total1.51 sq mi (3.91 km2)
 • Land1.50 sq mi (3.89 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.51%
Elevation92 ft (28 m)
Population
 • Total3,594
 • Density2,389.63/sq mi (922.83/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08012 - Blackwood[4]
Area code856
FIPS code34-74270[5][6][7]
GNIS feature ID02390410[5][8]

Turnersville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Washington Township, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[9] As of the 2010 United States census, the CDP's population was 3,742.[10][11]

The community was named for the Turner family, one of the original families of Washington Township.[12] The area falls under the 08012 ZIP Code for Blackwood.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Turnersville Census Designated Place, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed November 11, 2012.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Turnersville, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed November 11, 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 11, 2012.
  10. ^ DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Turnersville CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 11, 2012.
  11. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed April 19, 2015.
  12. ^ History, Washington Township. Accessed July 11, 2018. "Some of the early settlers to the area were the Collins family of Chestnut Ridge Farm (1771), the Turner family (1798) for whom Turnersville was named, the Hurff family (1806) of Hurffville, the Heritage family (1725) whose family began the Heritage Dairy Farm Stores, the Morgan family who were the first residents of the Olde Stone House (1736) and the Bell Family who arrived in 1899 turning our 139-year-old grist mill into GENERAL MILLS, INC."