Palmyra, New Jersey
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Palmyra is a borough in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,438,[10][11] an increase of 40 (+0.5%) from the 2010 census count of 7,398,[20][21] which in turn reflected an increase of 307 (+4.3%) from the 7,091 counted in the 2000 census.[22] The borough, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.[23]
Palmyra, New Jersey | |
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Motto: "A Place to Grow" | |
Coordinates: 40.002615°N 75.035273°W / 40.002615; -75.035273[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Burlington |
Incorporated | April 19, 1894 |
Named for | Palmyra, Syria |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Gina Ragomo Tait (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Administrator | John J. Gural[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Doretha (Rita) Jackson[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 2.54 sq mi (6.58 km2) |
• Land | 1.85 sq mi (4.79 km2) |
• Water | 0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2) 27.28% |
• Rank | 371st of 565 in state 32nd of 40 in county[1] |
Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 7,438 |
• Estimate | 7,470 |
• Rank | 308th of 565 in state 23rd of 40 in county[13] |
• Density | 4,022.7/sq mi (1,553.2/km2) |
• Rank | 157th of 565 in state 7th of 40 in county[13] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 856 exchanges: 303, 726, 829, 786[16] |
FIPS code | 3400555800[1][17][18] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885339[1][19] |
Website | www |
Palmyra was originally incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 19, 1894, from portions of Cinnaminson Township and Riverton. On February 20, 1923, Palmyra was reincorporated as a borough.[24]