Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:32 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:18 am – 4:38 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 28°F51 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month August16 in of snow a year, on about 8 days40 days above 90°F, 62 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Phila Franklin Inst station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksRutgers University - Camdencollege · under a mileCooper Health System Center for Allied Health Educationcollege · under a mileCooper Pointcape · under a mileCooper Riverriver · under a mileIndependence Visitor Centervisitor center · 1.6 miKaighn Pointcape · 1.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRutgers Community Parkstate park · under a mileWalt Whitman House Historic Sitestate historic site · under a mileIndependence National Historical Parkhistoric site · 1.3 miThaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorialhistoric site · 1.5 miEdgar Allan Poe National Historic Sitehistoric site · 1.7 miPyne Poyntpark · under a mileSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 28 Feb 197323 mi away, near Carneys Point, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Aug 200345 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateCamden County, NJ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighIce storm Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality66% of days had good air in 2025238 of 363 days measured123 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 44, worst day 168main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Camden County monitors, NJ
Drinking waterCity of Camdenserves 46,585 people from surface water purchased2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2025: lead and copper, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation18 ft5 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCooper University Hospitalunder a milePost officeCamden Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCamden City Hallunder a milePoliceCamden County Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationCity of Camden Fire Department Engine Company 8under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi46 schools10 elementary, 5 middle, 6 high, 25 otherSchoolHoly Name Schoolright hereSchoolCooper's Poynt Family Schoolright hereElementaryMolina Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeRutgers University - Camdenunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL8.4 miInterstateI-676under a mileUS highwayUS 30under a mileAmtrakPennsauken, NJ PNK3.6 miLight railCOOPER STREET/RUTGERS LIGHT RAIL STATIONNJ TRANSITunder a mileCoachCamden Walter Rand Trans CenterGreyhoundunder a mileTransit79 stops within a mileNJ TRANSIT, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 08101 ZIP area.
