Northfield (Atlantic County, NJ)

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>

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 lies within the (609) area code.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Northfield, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated in 1905.

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 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 (with 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
- Atlantic City lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<5> to the east of Northfield.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,569 people
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Ocean City
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- Ocean City lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<5> to the south of Northfield.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
- 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 Google Maps centered on Ocean City
Brigantine
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigantine
- Brigantine lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> to the east of Northfield.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,577 people
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Egg Harbor City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
- Egg Harbor City lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> to the north of Northfield.
- 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<5> to the southwest of Northfield.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
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Estell Manor
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
- Estell Manor lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<5> to the west of Northfield.
- 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
- Port Republic lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<5> to the north of Northfield.
- 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 11 miles [17.7 km]<5> to the southwest of Northfield.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
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Absecon
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
- Absecon lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the northeast of Northfield.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
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Somers Point
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
- Somers Point lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the southwest of Northfield.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
- 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 Google Maps centered on Somers Point

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 that we've found for Northfield was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details about the above, 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Atlantic, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Northfield.
<4>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Northfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Northfield) to Point B.If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Northfield. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from NorthfieldOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3734, Longitude: -74.5546 In this case, the coordinates for Northfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).