Penns Grove, New Jersey

Back to Penns Grove, NJ housing info, Salem County, New Jersey, NJ smaller cities, NJ small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this borough and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Penns Grove, NJ Salem County Population in July 2008: 4,688. Population change since 2000: -4.1%   Males: 2,160   (46.1%) Females: 2,528   (53.9%) Median resident age:   30.9 years New Jersey median age:   36.7 years Zip codes: 08069. Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,648 (it was $26,227 in 2000) Penns Grove:   $31,648 New Jersey:   $67,035 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,229 Penns Grove:   $17,229 New Jersey:   $33,832 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $132,485 (it was $73,400 in 2000) Penns Grove:   $132,485 New Jersey:   $372,300 Penns Grove, NJ residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Penns Grove: White Non-Hispanic (43.0%) Black (39.7%) Hispanic (17.3%) Other race (8.1%) Two or more races (2.5%) American Indian (1.0%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Penns Grove: 99.1 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Penns Grove, New Jersey on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Penns Grove is mentioned 22 times on our forum: Pennsville, Penns Grove, Carney's Point  (8 replies) Some bad towns/areas in New Jersey  (94 replies) List your favorite town/city for each county!  (31 replies) Tolls going up...again  (36 replies) South Jersey (Burlington, Gloucester, Salem, etc)  (30 replies) Gloucester County: Speak the truth please.  (13 replies) Ancestries: Italian (11.4%), German (10.9%), Irish (8.9%), United States (5.3%), English (4.5%), Polish (2.4%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 12 feet Land area: 0.93 square miles. Population density: 5062 people per square mile   (average).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.41
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Penns Grove, New Jersey

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Penns Grove-area historical tornado activity is significantly above New Jersey state average. It is 52% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.8 miles away from the Penns Grove borough center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 tornado 15.8 miles away from the borough center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Penns Grove-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New Jersey state average. It is 81% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 51.4 miles away from Penns Grove center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 50.3 miles away from the city center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 63.7 miles away from the city center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 15.1 miles away from Penns Grove center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 50.6 miles away from the city center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 74.1 miles away from Penns Grove center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Tourist attractions: Historical Society of Penns Grove & Carneys Point (Museums; 48 West Main Street), Cosmo Amusements (Amusement & Theme Parks; 12 East End Avenue). Hotels: Holiday Inn ExpStes Carneys Pt (506 Pennsville Auburn Road), Comfort Inn & Suites (634 Soders Road), Econo Lodge Inn & Suites (632 Pennsville Auburn Road), Howard Johnson (Nj Trpk & USHighway 295), Allen Madelyn Mrs (76 West Main Street), Quality Inn Carneys Point (632 Pennsville Auburn Road).

Average household size:

This borough:	2.7 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	67.4%
Whole state:	70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	6.6%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This borough:	21.0%
Whole state:	8.5%

This borough:	8.3%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Penns Grove, NJ

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5.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,636 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.77%
New Jersey average:	6.12%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Gloucester County, NJ	1.65% ($52,502 average AGI)
from Cumberland County, NJ	0.83% ($40,081)
from New Castle County, DE	0.49% ($42,120)

5.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,523 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.43%
New Jersey average:	6.89%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($210 average AGI)

Salem County:	0.05%
New Jersey average:	0.09%

to Gloucester County, NJ	1.13% ($35,198 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, NJ	0.75% ($36,630)
to New Castle County, DE	0.54% ($35,832)

• Boro Hall W Main & State Sts, Call Sign: WNAL726, Licensee ID: L00016788
  Assigned Frequencies : 39.7600 MHz, 39.9200 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/30/2004, Expiration Date: 03/28/2015
  Registrant: State Of New Jersey, Box 7068, West Trenton, NJ 08625, Phone: (201) 929-1782

• UPN PALLET NJ, 305 N. Virginia Ave, Type: Pole, Structure height: 46.3 m, Overall height: 48.8 m, Call Sign: WQIE946
  Assigned Frequencies : 10875.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/22/2008, Expiration Date: 01/22/2018, Certifier: William Chastain
  Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:

• Fire: 34
• Hazardous Condition: 7