Profile for Pennsville, New Jersey, NJ

Pennsville is on the Delaware River

Before pollution of the Delaware, this was a center for sturgeon and shad fishing

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 27. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 2 per 1,000 people.

Nearby parks & recreation: Fort Mott State Park

Wildlife: Supawana Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

Historic sites and museums: Church Landing Farmhouse Museum, Finns Point Lighthouse

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

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Cemeteries (15)

Colleges (1)

Communities (15)

Hotels (12)

Libraries (9)

Museums (4)

Parks (2)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Pennsville demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Salem County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Philadelphia area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 08023 ZIP code.

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• Salem County government

19% of Pennsville residents report German ancestry, and 19% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Pennsville ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Pennsville
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• Salem County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

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• Ancestry.com - NJ data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Death index
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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Pennsville business guide
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• Courts in New Jersey
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• Crime in Salem County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
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• Local information on disability access
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• Independent living centers in New Jersey
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Pennsville was $22,717, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Salem County economic census
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• New Jersey economic data

14% of Pennsville residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Post history questions in Salem County genealogy forum

Median rent in Pennsville, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $575.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,204.

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Libraries in Pennsville include Pennsville Public Library ... View libraries

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Salem County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Pennsville political report.

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The average commute time for Pennsville workers is 23 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 3 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Pennsville between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.3 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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