Pennington, New Jersey

Pennington, New Jersey
Pennington, New Jersey
Borough
	Intersection of Main Street and Delaware Avenue in central Pennington
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	Location of Pennington in Mercer County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Mercer County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left).
	Census Bureau map of Pennington, New Jersey
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	Coordinates: 40°19′30″N 74°47′20″W / 40.324923°N 74.78878°W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Mercer
Incorporated	January 31, 1890
Government
• Type	Borough
• Body	Borough Council
• Mayor	James Davy (D, term ends December 31, 2023)
• Administrator	Donato Nieman (interim)
• Municipal clerk	Elizabeth Sterling
Area
• Total	0.96 sq mi (2.50 km2)
• Land	0.96 sq mi (2.49 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) 0.31%
• Rank	506th of 565 in state; 11th of 12 in county
Elevation	210 ft (60 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,802
• Estimate (2023)	2,840
• Rank	454th of 565 in state; 11th of 12 in county
• Density	2,916.0/sq mi (1,125.9/km2)
• Rank	222nd of 565 in state; 3rd of 12 in county
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	08534
Area code	609
FIPS code	3402157600
GNIS feature ID	885347
Website	www.penningtonboro.org

Pennington is a borough in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is located at the cross-roads between the Delaware Valley region to the southwest and the Raritan Valley region to the northeast. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,802,^[9] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 217 (+8.4%) from the 2010 census count of 2,585,^[18]^[19] which in turn had reflected a decline of 111 (−4.1%) from the 2,696 counted in the 2000 census.^[20]

^ ^a ^b ^c 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
^ Cite error: The named reference MayorCouncil was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023. As of date accessed, Joseph Lawver was incorrectly listed as mayor.
^ ^a ^b Administration and Finance, Borough of Pennington. Accessed April 23, 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference DataBook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Pennington, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 8, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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^ ^a ^b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Pennington, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed November 19, 2012.
^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 29, 2013.
^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Pennington, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 29, 2013.
^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference LWD2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.

[CensusArea-1] 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.

[GR1-2] US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.

[MayorCouncil-3] Cite error: The named reference MayorCouncil was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023. As of date accessed, Joseph Lawver was incorrectly listed as mayor.

[Administration-5] Administration and Finance, Borough of Pennington. Accessed April 23, 2023.

[DataBook-6] Cite error: The named reference DataBook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[TigerWebMapServer-7] "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.

[8] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Pennington, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 8, 2013.

[LWD2020-9] Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[PopEst-10] Cite error: The named reference PopEst was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[LWD2020Density-11] Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.

[12] Look Up a ZIP Code for Pennington, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed November 19, 2012.

[13] Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 29, 2013.

[14] Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Pennington, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 29, 2013.

[GR2-15] U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.

[16] Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.

[GR3-17] US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.

[Census2010-18] Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[LWD2010-19] Cite error: The named reference LWD2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[20] Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.

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