Welcome to Bordentown ...

The city of Bordentown is located in Burlington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bordentown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1800.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bordentown has a population of 3,796 people<2> (see below for details).

Bordentown is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Bordentown: (609)

The ZIP code for Bordentown: 08505<4>

Websites for Bordentown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bccoc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bordentown, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bordentown had an population of 3,796 people. This is a decrease of 3.26% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.36% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bordentown had a population of 3,924 people. This makes Bordentown the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Bordentown represents 0.04% of the total population of New Jersey (which has 8,791,894 people), making it the state's 62nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,924 people, the population of Bordentown decreased 1.13% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,969 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bordentown.

Communities near Bordentown ...

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

• Trenton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
• Burlington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
• Bristol
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <5>
• Morrisville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <5>
• Lambertville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
  • Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
• Riverton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Riverton is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
• New Hope
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • New Hope is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <5>
• Yardley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yardley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley
  • Yardley is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yardley <5>
• Beverly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
• Newtown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Newtown is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bordentown. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Bordentown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bordentown ...

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

Adding Bordentown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bordentown 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 Bordentown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Bordentown post office opened in 1800.

We also found Bordentown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bordentown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Burlington County: www.co.burlington.nj.us/

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