Welcome to Gloucester City ...

The city of Gloucester City is located in Camden County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gloucester City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1845.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gloucester City has a population of 11,220 people<2> (see below for details).

Gloucester City is near sea level<3>.

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

Gloucester City is located in the (856) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gloucester City had an population of 11,220 people. This is a decrease of 2.06% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.3% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gloucester City had a population of 11,456 people. This makes Gloucester City the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Gloucester City represents 0.13% of the population of New Jersey (which has 8,791,894 people), making it the state's 42nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,456 people, the population of Gloucester City has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 11,484 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gloucester City.

Communities near Gloucester City ...

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

• Norristown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <4>
• Chester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Yeadon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <4>
• Darby
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <4>
• Lansdowne
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <4>
• Burlington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
• Collingdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingdale
  • Collingdale is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <4>
• Brookhaven
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <4>
• Conshohocken
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conshohocken
  • Conshohocken is located in Montgomery County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,051 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conshohocken <4>
• Hatboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>

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 Gloucester City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gloucester City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gloucester City. 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 Gloucester City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gloucester City. See our Newspapers Page for Gloucester City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gloucester City ...

Looking for more information about Gloucester City? 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 Gloucester City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gloucester City.

Adding Gloucester City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gloucester City 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 Gloucester City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gloucester City post office opened in 1845.

We also found Gloucester City in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gloucester City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gloucester City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Camden County: www.camdencounty.com/

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