Pennsville is a township in Salem County, New Jersey, home to about 12,754 people across 21 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 08023 and 08070.
Homes sold for a median of $200 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Pennsville; also Carneys Point
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Pennsville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
Pennsville occupies the northwest corner of Salem County along the Delaware River, land three clans of the Lenape lived along and called Hoppemense. Colonists from the New Sweden settlements across the river were farming here by the mid-1600s, and place names such as Finns Point and Churchtown date from that era; land purchase records go back to 1665. John Fenwick arrived in 1675 and in 1682 conveyed most of his West Jersey holdings to William Penn. The area, first called West Fenwick, was renamed Penns Neck in 1701 in Penn's honor, divided into Upper and Lower Penns Neck in 1721, and incorporated as a township in 1798. Lower Penns Neck took the name Pennsville Township after a 1965 referendum. Six houses built between 1726 and 1775 survive as private homes.
As the shortest crossing to Delaware, the township was a stop for colonial ferries and stagecoaches, and later for steamboats between Salem and Philadelphia. Shad fishing and farming were the main livelihoods until resorts arrived: the Silver Grove picnic grounds and hotel in 1851, the River View Hotel in 1883 and Fenton's Beach at Deep Water Point in 1908. In 1914 the two hotels were combined as Riverview Beach, which grew into an amusement park reached by Wilson Line excursion steamers from Philadelphia; it closed on Labor Day 1967, and the township bought the grounds in 1976 for a public park. DuPont bought Fenton's Beach in 1916 for a dye works, the Deepwater Generating Station followed in 1929, and the Delaware Memorial Bridge opened at the township's northern edge in 1951.
At the southern end, the federal government began a battery at Finns Point in 1872 and completed Fort Mott in 1897 as part of a three-fort defense of the river with Fort Delaware and Fort DuPont. It was fully staffed until 1922, the state bought it in 1947, and it opened as a state park by 1951.
Pennsville Township covers about 24 square miles between the Delaware River and the Salem River. The township's addresses use Pennsville, and its named sections include Deepwater, Penn Beach, Valley Park, Central Park, Cedar Crest, Glenside, Churchtown, Harrisonville and Fort Mott. Town Hall, at 90 North Broadway, and the public library are both on North Broadway.
The northern end of the township is shaped by the bridge approaches and highway interchanges and by the riverfront at Deepwater, where DuPont's dye works opened in 1916 and the Deepwater power station in 1929. Six houses from before the Revolution survive as private homes. The southern end is largely marsh, grassland and forest, much of it protected within Fort Mott State Park and the Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, which sits just north of the Salem River.
The township runs its own water and sewer billing, and it posts FEMA flood maps, last updated in 2016, along with contact information for its floodplain administrator. Riverview Beach Park on the riverfront is the main township park, with a playground, a fishing pond and space for community events. Public schools are run by the Pennsville School District.
The Delaware Memorial Bridge lands in the northern end of the township, carrying Interstate 295 and U.S. Route 40 across the river toward Wilmington. The New Jersey Turnpike begins at the interchange where Routes 49, 40, 130 and 295 meet, and its Exit 1 sits just over the line in Carneys Point Township. Route 49 runs south through the center of the township toward Salem, U.S. Route 130 has its southern end here, and County Route 551 is the main county road. The township puts Wilmington about 12 miles away, Philadelphia about 34 miles and Atlantic City about 63 miles.
There is no passenger rail in Salem County. NJ Transit lists Pennsville among the towns served by bus route 402, which runs through Salem County and Woodbury to Philadelphia, ending near 6th and Race streets; some trips begin or end at Salem Community College in Carneys Point. Service changes, so riders should check NJ Transit's trip planner for current stops and schedules.
In season, the Forts Ferry runs from the pier at Fort Mott State Park to Pea Patch Island and Delaware City, Delaware, a crossing of about 15 minutes. As of 2025 it sailed from late April through late September, on weekends in spring and fall and Wednesday through Sunday in summer. The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia promotes the ferry as a bike link between the two states, though cycling is not allowed on Pea Patch Island itself.
Riverview Beach Park, the former amusement park grounds on the river, is the center of township recreation. It hosts the Park Pond Fishing Tournament in May, the Hot Summer Knight Cruise on the last Friday in July, Septemberfest on the first Saturday after Labor Day, a tradition since 1977, a Halloween contest and Christmas in Riverview in early December. The recreation department also maintains playgrounds and ball fields used by youth leagues.
Fort Mott State Park covers 124 riverfront acres with the batteries of the 1897 fort, interpretive signs, a one-mile Finn's Point Loop trail, a fire control tower and a welcome center on the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail. Admission is free, and the ferry pier is a fishing spot. From the park, the seasonal Forts Ferry crosses to Fort Delaware State Park on Pea Patch Island.
Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge protects about 2,800 acres of tidal marsh, grassland and forest, with the Grassland Trail starting from the parking area on Lighthouse Road and the Forest Habitat Trail at Christmas Tree Lane and Fort Mott Road. The refuge's Finns Point Rear Range Light opens to visitors on select afternoons from April through September and for the New Jersey Lighthouse Challenge in October. The Pennsville Public Library, established in 1937, offers programs and bus trips, and the Pennsville Historical Society preserves the township's history.
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Get matched| Nearest major airport | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)21 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Wilmington Airport (ILG)5 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Philadelphia, PA32 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Pennsville; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Pennsville had 12,684 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 204th largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.
Salem County grew from 25,530 residents in 1900 to 64,837 in 2020.
Salem County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 45.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 20 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wilmington New Castle Co Ap, DE weather station (5 miles away).
17,630 jobs at 1,137 businesses in Salem County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
58 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pennsville’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 6 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 10 |
| Dentists | 6 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 5 |
| Mental health providers | 13 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 9 |
| Optometrists | 6 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 6 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (8 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (9 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1721.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Pennsville School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Park Elementary SchoolPennsville | Pre-K–1 | 365 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Central Park Elementary SchoolPennsville | K–3 | 275 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Penn Beach ElementaryPennsville | 3–5 | 263 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Pennsville Middle SchoolPennsville | 6–8 | 460 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Pennsville Memorial High SchoolPennsville | 9–12 | 483 | Public | 0.2 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Carneys Point.
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