Hartford, New Jersey

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Location in Burlington County (Inset: Burlington County in New Jersey)
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Coordinates: 39°58′34″N74°53′39″W / 39.97611°N 74.89417°W / 39.97611; -74.89417
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Burlington
Township Mount Laurel
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT))
Area code(s) 856
GNIS feature ID876979 [1]

Hartford is an unincorporated community located within Mount Laurel Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. [2] Rowan College at Burlington County's Mount Laurel Campus is located in Hartford, on Route 38 between Hartford Road and Briggs Road. [3]

Transportation

Hartford is located near some major roads, including County Route 537 and Route 38. The New Jersey Turnpike and Interstate 295 cannot access the community of Hartford directly, even though the two highways are located less than one-quarter mile (0.40 km) northwest of the community. Exit 40 on I-295 and exit 4 on the Turnpike provide the closest access to Hartford.

New Jersey Transit provides bus service to and from Philadelphia on the 317 and 413 routes. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hartford, New Jersey
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. "Access to the Mt. Laurel Campus". Burlington County College website. Archived from the original on September 5, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  4. Burlington County Bus / Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of June 26, 2010. Accessed June 18, 2013.

Coordinates: 39°58′34″N74°53′39″W / 39.97611°N 74.89417°W / 39.97611; -74.89417