New Gretna, New Jersey

Populated place in Burlington County, New Jersey, US

Census-designated place in New Jersey, United States

39°35′32″N 74°27′04″W / 39.59222°N 74.45111°W / 39.59222; -74.45111Country

United StatesState

New JerseyCounty Burlington Township Bass RiverArea

^[1]

• Total0.85 sq mi (2.21 km²) • Land0.85 sq mi (2.19 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)Elevation

7 ft (2 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total390 • Density460.99/sq mi (178.03/km²)Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))ZIP Code

08224^[3]

FIPS code34-51450^[4]GNIS feature ID878737^[5]

New Gretna (pronounced /gɹ'εtnʌ/) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)^[6] located within Bass River Township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[7] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08224.^[3]

As of the 2010 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08224 was 573.^[8] The population for the ZCTA as of the 2000 United States Census was 543.^[9]

The Bead Wreck Site at New Gretna is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as site #88001899.

New Gretna was named after Gretna Green in Scotland.^[10]

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 390.^[2]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	390		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[11] 2020^[2]

Transportation

New Jersey Transit provides bus service to and from Atlantic City on the 559 route.^[12] New Gretna is served by exits 50 and 52 of the Garden State Parkway.

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Census Data Explorer: New Gretna CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Look Up a ZIP Code for New Gretna, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed December 30, 2014.
^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Gretna, New Jersey
^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed December 30, 2014.
^ DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 - 2010 Demographic Profile Data for ZCTA 08224 Archived 2014-12-31 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 30, 2014.
^ DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for ZCTA 08224 Archived 2014-12-31 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 30, 2014.
^ Federal Writers' Project (1945). THE ORIGIN OF NEW JERSEY PLACE NAMES (PDF). New Jersey Public Library Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 27, 2020.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ Burlington County Bus / Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of June 26, 2010. Accessed June 18, 2013.