Paulsboro, New Jersey
Paulsboro, New Jersey | |
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Downtown Paulsboro along Route 44 (Broad Street) | |
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 | |
Location in Gloucester County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°50′24″N 75°14′24″W / 39.839975°N 75.23996°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Gloucester |
| Incorporated | March 2, 1904 |
| Named after | Samuel Phillip Paul |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | John Giovannitti (D, term ends December 31, 2027) |
| • Administrator | Vernon Marino |
| • Municipal clerk | Elsie Tedeski (acting) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.63 sq mi (6.81 km2) |
| • Land | 1.92 sq mi (4.98 km2) |
| • Water | 0.70 sq mi (1.83 km2) 26.81% |
| • Rank | 367th of 565 in state 16th of 24 in county |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,196 |
• Estimate (2023) | 6,267 |
| • Rank | 338th of 565 in state 14th of 24 in county |
| • Density | 3,220.4/sq mi (1,243.4/km2) |
| • Rank | 207th of 565 in state 5th of 24 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08066 |
| Area code(s) | 856 exchanges: 224, 423, 467, 599 |
| FIPS code | 3401557150 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885344 |
| Website | www |
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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, an increase of 99 (+1.6%) from the 6,097 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn had reflected a decline of 63 (−1.0%) from the 6,160 counted in the 2000 census. 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. It was named for Samuel Phillip Paul, son of a settler.