Port Norris, New Jersey | |
---|---|
![]() Along Main Street near Ogden Avenue | |
![]() Map Location of Port Norris in Cumberland County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Cumberland County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
Coordinates: 39°15′02″N 75°02′33″W / 39.250469°N 75.042457°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Cumberland |
Township | Commercial |
Area | |
• Total | 6.92 sq mi (17.93 km2) |
• Land | 6.38 sq mi (16.52 km2) |
• Water | 0.55 sq mi (1.42 km2) 7.23% |
Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,111 |
• Density | 174.19/sq mi (67.26/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | 08349[4] |
Area code | 856 |
FIPS code | 34-60510[5][6][7] |
GNIS feature ID | 02389697[5][8] |
Port Norris is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[9] located within Commercial Township, in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[10][11] It is part of the Vineland-Millville- Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes. As of the 2000 United States Census, the CDP's population was 1,377.[12] Legislation was passed in 1911 allowing voters to choose to incorporate Port Norris as a borough, independent from Commercial Township, but it was defeated in a referendum.[13]