Woodbury Heights, New Jersey | |
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 Map of Woodbury Heights highlighted within Gloucester County. Inset: Location of Gloucester County in New Jersey. | |
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| Coordinates: 39°48′48″N 75°09′02″W / 39.81329°N 75.15065°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County |  Gloucester |
| Incorporated | April 27, 1915 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | William C. Packer (D, term ends December 31, 2026)[3][4] |
| • Administrator / Municipal clerk | Shannon Elton[5] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.25 sq mi (3.24 km2) |
| • Land | 1.25 sq mi (3.23 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) 0.48% |
| • Rank | 480th of 565 in state 22nd of 24 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,098 |
| • Estimate (2023)[10] | 3,127 |
| • Rank | 446th of 565 in state 20th of 24 in county[11] |
| • Density | 2,486.0/sq mi (959.8/km2) |
| • Rank | 253rd of 565 in state 7th of 24 in county[11] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code | 856[14] |
| FIPS code | 3401582180[1][15][16] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885448[1][17] |
| Website | bwhnj |
Woodbury Heights is a borough in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,098,[9] an increase of 43 (+1.4%) from the 2010 census count of 3,055,[18][19] which in turn reflected an increase of 67 (+2.2%) from the 2,988 counted in the 2000 census.[20]
Woodbury Heights was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 6, 1915, from portions of Deptford Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 27, 1915. Portions were exchanged with Woodbury in 1925, and portions of the city were annexed on March 22, 1938. Portions were exchanged with Deptford Township in 1956 and other portions were annexed from the township in 1965.[21] The borough was named for the city of Woodbury, which in turn was named for its founder Henry Wood, who settled in the area in 1683 after arriving from Bury, England, at the age of 80 to escape religious persecution.[22][23][24]
As of 2020, the borough had the 19th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey with an equalized rate of 4.442% compared to 3.212% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.[25]
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- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Woodbury Heights, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed November 10, 2012.
- ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed September 1, 2013.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Woodbury Heights, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 1, 2013.
- ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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- ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 142. Accessed May 30, 2024.
- ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed November 4, 2015.
- ^ Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, p. 32. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed November 4, 2015.
- ^ McClure, Vicki. "Embarking On Journey For History's Sake From England To Woodbury - By Yacht.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 25, 2000. Accessed November 4, 2015. "He learned of a man named Henry Wood, who was beaten, imprisoned, and blinded in one eye for his religious beliefs. At 80, Wood left his home in Bury, England, to settle a new community in the United States. With his son John and John's family, Wood founded Woodbury in 1683 on 300 acres along the banks of Woodbury Creek."
- ^ "Here are the 30 N.J. towns with the highest property tax rates", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, March 15, 2021. Accessed January 19, 2022. "The average equalized tax rate in New Jersey was 2.279 in 2020, according to data from the Department of Community Affairs. Here is the list of 30 New Jersey towns with the highest property tax rates.... 19. Woodbury Heights Equalized tax rate in Woodbury Heights Borough, Gloucester County, was 4.442 in 2020 Average equalized tax rate in Gloucester County: 3.212"