Bellmawr, New Jersey
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Not to be confused with Belmar, New Jersey.
Bellmawr (pronounced "BELL-mar"[20]) 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 11,707,[10][11] an increase of 124 (+1.1%) from the 2010 census count of 11,583,[21][22] which in turn reflected an increase of 321 (+2.9%) from the 11,262 counted in the 2000 census.[23]
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Bellmawr, New Jersey | |
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Motto: Progress Never Stops[1] | |
Coordinates: 39.866356°N 75.09467°W / 39.866356; -75.09467[2][3] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Camden |
Incorporated | April 21, 1926 |
Named for | Ernest C. Bell |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Charles J. "Chuck" Sauter III (D, term ends December 31, 2026)[5][6] |
• Municipal clerk | Fran Wright[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 3.11 sq mi (8.05 km2) |
• Land | 2.98 sq mi (7.73 km2) |
• Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2) 3.92% |
• Rank | 329nd of 565 in state 12th of 37 in county[2] |
Elevation | 66 ft (20 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 11,707 |
• Estimate | 11,683 |
• Rank | 216th of 565 in state 11th of 37 in county[13] |
• Density | 3,923.3/sq mi (1,514.8/km2) |
• Rank | 168th of 565 in state 21st of 37 in county[13] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Codes | |
Area code | 856[16] |
FIPS code | 3400704750[2][17][18] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885154[2][19] |
Website | www |
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Bellmawr is home to the main post office for the area, one of the largest in the state of New Jersey, handling an average of 4.5 million pieces of mail daily.[24]