Welcome to Linwood ...

The city of Linwood is located in Atlantic County<1>.

The location of Linwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Linwood has a population of 6,655 people<3> (see below for details).

Linwood is near sea level<4>.

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

The area code for Linwood: (609)

We don't have a date for the establishment of Linwood.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Linwood had an population of 6,655 people. This is a decrease of 6.16% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Linwood had a population of 7,092 people. This makes Linwood the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Linwood represents 0.08% of the total population of New Jersey (which has 8,791,894 people), making it the state's 56th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,092 people, the population of Linwood decreased 1.12% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,172 people).

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

Communities Also Named Linwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Jersey communities named Linwood: This one is located in Atlantic County and the other is located in Bergen County.

Beyond New Jersey, there are 40 communities that are also named Linwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia (3), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi (4), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Linwood ...

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

• Atlantic City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
  • Atlantic City lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<5> to the east of Linwood.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,569 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Atlantic City
• Absecon
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
  • Absecon lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<5> to the northeast of Linwood.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Absecon
• Brigantine
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigantine
  • Brigantine lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<5> to the northeast of Linwood.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,577 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Brigantine
• Egg Harbor City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
  • Egg Harbor City lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<5> to the north of Linwood.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
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• Sea Isle City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Isle City
  • Sea Isle City lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<5> to the southwest of Linwood.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Sea Isle City
• Estell Manor
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
  • Estell Manor lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> to the west of Linwood.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estell Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Estell Manor
• Port Republic
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  • Port Republic lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<5> to the north of Linwood.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Port Republic
• Corbin City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
  • Corbin City lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> to the west of Linwood.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
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• Pleasantville
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the northeast of Linwood.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
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• Ventnor City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
  • Ventnor City lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the east of Linwood.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ventnor City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Ventnor City

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

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

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

Adding Linwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Linwood 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 that we've found for Linwood was the Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Linwood on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details about the above, see References and Mentions for Linwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Atlantic County: www.aclink.org/

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