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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People12,573 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.84,304 householdsMedian household income $36,793Median home value $138,000Median rent $1,166 a month35% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,805 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting13.5% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 4,310 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, retail 14%, professional and business services 13%Average commute 28 minutes46% drive alone, 22% car-pool, 18% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher67% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 77%, Spanish 21%14% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
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, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksCooper Health System Center for Allied Health Educationcollege · under a mileCooper Medical School of Rowan Universitycollege · under a mileCrystal Lakelake · 4.0 miKaighn Pointcape · 1.1 miCooper Riverriver · 1.3 miCooper Pointcape · 1.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRutgers Community Parkstate park · 1.2 miWalt Whitman House Historic Sitestate historic site · under a mileThaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorialhistoric site · 1.9 miIndependence National Historical Parkhistoric site · 2.1 miJudge Robert Johnson Parkpark · under a mileFarnham Parkpark · under a mile · 83 acresSource: 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 200346 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
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription69% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation20 ft6 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 Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationCity of Camden Fire Department Squad Company 7under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi40 schools13 elementary, 5 middle, 4 high, 18 otherHighKIPP High Schoolunder a mileMiddleSouth Camden Alternative Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryUS Wiggins Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeCooper Health System Center for Allied Health Educationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL8.1 miInterstateI-676under a mileUS highwayUS 30under a mileAmtrakCherry Hill, NJ CRH3.8 miSubwayBroadwayPort Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO)under a mileCoachCamden Walter Rand Trans CenterGreyhoundunder a mileTransit118 stops within a mileNJ TRANSIT, Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 08103 ZIP area.
