Pine Hill, New Jersey
Pine Hill, New Jersey | |
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House believed to have been owned by Al Capone | |
| Motto: "Home for a Lifetime" | |
Location of Pine Hill in Camden County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Camden County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Pine Hill, New Jersey | |
Location in Camden County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°47′20″N 74°59′13″W / 39.788974°N 74.986884°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Camden |
| Incorporated | April 23, 1929 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Christopher Green (D, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Administrator | John F. Greer |
| • Municipal clerk | Patricia Hendricks |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.92 sq mi (12.75 km2) |
| • Land | 4.87 sq mi (12.60 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) 1.06% |
| • Rank | 299th of 565 in state 8th of 37 in county |
| Elevation | 174 ft (53 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,743 |
• Estimate (2023) | 10,783 |
| • Rank | 234th of 565 in state 13th of 37 in county |
| • Density | 2,746.9/sq mi (1,060.6/km2) |
| • Rank | 235th of 565 in state 27th of 37 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08021 |
| Area code | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3400758770 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885352 |
| Website | www |
Pine Hill is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 10,743, an increase of 510 (+5.0%) from the 2010 census count of 10,233, which in turn reflected a decline of 647 (−5.9%) from the 10,880 counted in the 2000 census.
Pine Hill was created on April 23, 1929, from Clementon Township, one of seven municipalities created from the now-defunct township, and one of five new municipalities, including Hi-Nella Borough, Lindenwold Borough, Pine Valley Borough, and Somerdale Borough, created on that same date. Earlier known as Mont Ararat or Clementon Heights, the name "Pine Hill" was chosen to reflect the trees and terrain of the area.
The borough of Pine Valley agreed to be absorbed into Pine Hill in 2021. The merger took effect on January 1, 2022, adding $20 million in taxable property and the famed golf course into Pine Hill. The merger of the two municipalities was the first in the state since Princeton was formed in 2011 from the former Princeton Borough and Princeton Township, New Jersey.
The borough had the 16th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 4.520% in 2020, compared to 3.470% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.