Welcome to Burlington ...

The city of Burlington is located in Burlington County<1>.

Burlington was established in 1677.

When the people of Burlington refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Burlingtonian<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Burlington has a population of 9,860 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Burlington is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: Burlington lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Burlington: (609)

Websites for Burlington ...

Official Website:   www.burlingtonnj.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bccoc.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Burlington had an population of 9,860 people. This is a decrease of 0.6% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Burlington had a population of 9,920 people. This makes Burlington the county's most populous community.

The population of Burlington represents 0.11% of the population of New Jersey (which has 8,791,894 people), making it the state's 47th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,920 people, the population of Burlington increased 1.89% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 9,736 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Burlington.

Communities Also Named Burlington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 45 communities that are also named Burlington - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Oklahoma (2), Ontario (2), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Burlington.

Communities near Burlington ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Burlington.

• Philadelphia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <5>
• Trenton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
• Camden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Gloucester City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Morrisville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <5>
• Hatboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatboro
  • Hatboro is located in Montgomery County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatboro <5>
• Ambler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambler have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler
  • Ambler is located in Montgomery County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambler <5>
• Jenkintown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkintown
  • Jenkintown is located in Montgomery County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkintown <5>
• Bordentown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
  • Bordentown is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
• Wood - Lynne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood - Lynne have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne
  • Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Burlington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burlington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burlington. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burlington.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Burlington. Our list includes 21 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Burlington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burlington ...

Looking for more information about Burlington? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Burlington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Burlington.

Adding Burlington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burlington in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Burlington was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Burlington in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burlington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Burlington: www.burlingtonnj.us/

The official website for Burlington County: www.co.burlington.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/