Phillipsburg, NJ
| Phillipsburg, New Jersey | |
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| Town | |
| Town of Phillipsburg | |
View of Phillipsburg, New Jersey and "Free Bridge" taken from a park across the Delaware River on Rt. 611 in Easton, PA.
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 Map of Phillipsburg in Warren County. Inset: Location of Warren County highlighted in New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Philipsburg, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°41′31″N 75°10′44″W / 40.691974°N 75.179006°WCoordinates: 40°41′31″N 75°10′44″W / 40.691974°N 75.179006°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Warren |
| Incorporated | March 8, 1861 |
| Named for | William Phillips |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) |
| • Body | Town Council |
| • Mayor | Stephen R. Ellis (D, term ends December 31, 2019) |
| • Administrator | Melissa Elias |
| • Clerk | Victoria L. Kleiner |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.311 sq mi (8.575 km2) |
| • Land | 3.193 sq mi (8.270 km2) |
| • Water | 0.118 sq mi (0.305 km2) 3.56% |
| Area rank | 322nd of 566 in state 19th of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 299 ft (91 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 14,950 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 14,515 |
| • Rank | 168th of 566 in state 1st of 22 in county |
| • Density | 4,682.1/sq mi (1,807.8/km2) |
| • Density rank | 118th of 566 in state 1st of 22 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08865 |
| Area code(s) | 908 exchanges: 213, 387, 454, 859, 995 |
| FIPS code | 3404158350 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885350 |
| Website | phillipsburgnj |
Phillipsburg is a town in Warren County, New Jersey, United States, a sister city to the cross-Delaware River industrial partner of Easton, Pennsylvania.
The town is located along the Delaware River in western New Jersey, on the border with Pennsylvania, and is considered part of the Delaware Valley region and the eastern border of the Lehigh Valley region. The Norfolk Southern Railway's Lehigh Line (formerly the main line of the Lehigh Valley Railroad with a mix of main line trackage combined long leased to the Central Railroad of New Jersey by its builder Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company), runs through Phillipsburg on its way cross river to Easton, Pennsylvania. The Belvidere Delaware Railroad was leased (1871) and later acquired by the Pennsylvania Railroad connecting the lower Poconos to Trenton, New Jersey and Philadelphia.
As of 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 14,950, reflecting a decline of 216 (-1.4%) from the 15,166 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 591 (-3.8%) from the 15,757 counted in the 1990 Census.
The town grew from a sleepy agricultural village (in 1824), and was transformed into a transportation hub and shipping center as the Delaware terminus of the Morris Canal (1829-1924), the first transportation infrastructure project (of several, each eventually) giving the community a direct connection 107 miles (172 km) to New York City. The Central Railroad of New Jersey would soon follow with a connection, but the community's growth (and for a long while, its importance) was that it reached the canal terminals of both the Delaware Canal and the Lehigh Canal by its cross-river cable ferry system to Easton, PA. In 1853, the Lehigh Valley Railroad connected across the river with the CNJ and a passenger shortline railroad, the Belvidere Delaware Railroad, as well as the Morris Canal, all within Phillipsburg. Rapid growth followed quickly.
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