Corbin City, New Jersey
| Corbin City, New Jersey | |
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| City | |
| City of Corbin City | |
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 Map of Corbin City in Atlantic County |
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 Census Bureau map of Corbin City, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 39°18′06″N 74°45′37″W / 39.30162°N 74.76024°WCoordinates: 39°18′06″N 74°45′37″W / 39.30162°N 74.76024°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Atlantic |
| Incorporated | March 11, 1922 |
| Named for | Austin Corbin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) |
| • Body | City Council |
| • Mayor | Michael McGowan (D, term ends December 31, 2018) |
| • Clerk | Joanne Siedlecki |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.940 sq mi (23.156 km2) |
| • Land | 7.665 sq mi (19.853 km2) |
| • Water | 1.275 sq mi (3.303 km2) 14.26% |
| Area rank | 221st of 566 in state 12th of 23 in county |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 492 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 492 |
| • Rank | 557th of 566 in state 23rd of 23 in county |
| • Density | 64.2/sq mi (24.8/km2) |
| • Density rank | 552nd of 566 in state 22nd of 23 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08270 |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| FIPS code | 3400115160 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885192 |
| Website | www |
Corbin City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 492, reflecting an increase of 24 (+5.1%) from the 468 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 56 (+13.6%) from the 412 counted in the 1990 Census.
Corbin City was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 11, 1922, from portions of Weymouth Township. The borough was named for robber baron Austin Corbin.
The city has been one of several New Jersey municipalities that have considered consolidation. Corbin City announced it 2008 that it was investigating a prospective merger with neighboring Upper Township, across the county line in Cape May County, citing proximity and that Corbin City's children already attend Upper Township schools. There are no municipalities within New Jersey that have incorporated lands within multiple counties, and by 2010 Cape May County's Board of Chosen Freeholders objected to the plan, citing an analysis that the added costs of serving Corbin City would exceed revenues.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 8.940 square miles (23.156 km2), including 7.665 square miles (19.853 km2) of land and 1.275 square miles (3.303 km2) of water (14.26%).
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include Buck Hill and Rock Point.
The city is one of 56 South Jersey municipalities that are included within the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve, a protected natural area of unique ecology covering 1,100,000 acres (450,000 ha), that has been classified as a United States Biosphere Reserve and established by Congress in 1978 as the nation's first National Reserve. All of the city is included either in the state-designated Pinelands area (which includes portions of Atlantic County, along with areas in Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Ocean counties) or in the Pinelands National Reserve.
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