Welcome to Point Airy ...

Point Airy is located in Salem County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Point Airy, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Point Airy: Pt. Airy

Point Airy is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Point Airy is located in the (856) area code.

Communities near Point Airy ...

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

• Wilmington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Chester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Bridgeton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
  • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
• Yeadon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Gloucester City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Darby
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Woodbury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
• Collingdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point Airy ...

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

Adding Point Airy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Point Airy 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 Point Airy was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Point Airy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Salem County: www.salemco.org/

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