Welcome to Northfield ...

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

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Northfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

The city was incorporated in 1905.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Northfield has a population of 8,033 people<3> (see below for details).

Northfield is near sea level<4>.

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

Northfield is within the boundaries of the (609) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Northfield had an population of 8,033 people. This is a decrease of 6.85% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Northfield had a population of 8,624 people. This makes Northfield the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Northfield represents 0.1% of the total population of New Jersey (which has 8,791,894 people), making it the state's 51st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,624 people, the population of Northfield increased 11.64% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,725 people).

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

Communities Also Named Northfield ...

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

Beyond New Jersey, there are 34 communities that are also named Northfield - they are located in British Columbia, Connecticut (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio, Ontario (3), Quebec, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Northfield ...

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

• Atlantic City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
  • Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,569 people
• Ocean City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
  • Ocean City is located in Cape May County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
• Brigantine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigantine
  • Brigantine is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,577 people
• Egg Harbor City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
  • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
• Sea Isle City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Isle City
  • Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
• Estell Manor
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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 our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
  • Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
• Port Republic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
  • Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
• Corbin City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
  • Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
• Absecon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
  • Absecon is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
• Somers Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
  • Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 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 Northfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Northfield.

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

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

Adding Northfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Northfield 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 Northfield was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Northfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Northfield. 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/