Welcome to Malaga ...

Malaga is located in Gloucester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Malaga, you might consider that their post office opened in 1822.

Malaga is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Malaga: 856

The ZIP code for Malaga: 08328<3>

Communities Also Named Malaga ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Malaga - they are located in California, Kentucky, New Mexico, Ohio and Washington.

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

Communities near Malaga ...

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

• Vineland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Vineland is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
• Millville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Millville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
• Bridgeton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
• Hammonton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
• Woodbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
• Alliance
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Alliance is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
• Six Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Six Points is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
• Norma
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Norma is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
• Olivet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Olivet is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
• Star Cross
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Malaga ...

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

Adding Malaga to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Malaga 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 (so far) for Malaga was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Malaga post office opened in 1822.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Malaga.