Georgetown, New Jersey

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Georgetown, New Jersey
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Center of Georgetown
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Georgetown
Location in Burlington County (Inset: Burlington County in New Jersey)
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Georgetown (New Jersey)
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Georgetown (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°04′46″N74°39′12″W / 40.07944°N 74.65333°W / 40.07944; -74.65333
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey
County Burlington
Township Mansfield
Named after George Sykes
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
Area codes 609, 640
GNIS feature ID876588 [1]

Georgetown is an unincorporated community located within Mansfield Township, Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [2] It was named for George Sykes, who served in the U.S. Congress. [3]

Transportation

County Route 537, County Route 545, and NJ Route 68 are major roads around Georgetown. The New Jersey Turnpike passes Georgetown to the northwest. The closest exit to Georgetown on the NJ Turnpike is exit 7 (U.S. 206Bordentown, Trenton).

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Georgetown, New Jersey
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. "Columbus/Mansfield History". Mansfield Township website. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2011.