Deepwater is an
unincorporated community
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located within
Pennsville Township, in
Salem County, in the
U.S. state of
New Jersey
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. The community is located at the east end of the
Delaware Memorial Bridge. Deepwater is the location of the
United States Postal Service
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area covering
ZIP code 08023. At the
2000 census, the ZCTA had a population of 345.
While the Census Bureau does not track data for ZIP codes, it does gather information for the
ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), which is designed to approximate the ZIP code. All geographic and Demographic data shown below is for the Deepwater ZCTA.
The community lends its name to the
Deepwater Point Running Track, a Conrail line that runs for as a continuation of the
Penns Grove Secondary.
''South Jersey Freight Transportation & Economic Development Assessment''
New Jersey Department of Transportation
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, December 2010. Accessed March 22, 2023. "The Deepwater Point Running Track, which branches off the Penns Grove Secondary, connects Penns Grove with Deepwater Point (3.7 miles)"
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the community has a total area of 1 square mile (2.5 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
At the 2000 census[U.S. Census website](_blank)
United States Census Bureau
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. Accessed September 4, 2014. there were 345 people, 141 households, and 83 families residing in the ZCTA. The population density was 2,801 people per square mile (1,084.3 per km2). There were 159 housing units at an average density of 1,080.5 per sq mi (418.3 per km2). The racial makeup of the ZCTA was 98.80% White, 1.20% Asian, and 1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.
Of the 1,013 households, 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 22% of households were one person, and 12.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the ZCTA the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 20% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% 65 or older. The median age was 35.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.
The median household income was $40,357 and the median family income was $61,875. Males had a median income of $84,912 versus $43,068 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $45,843. About 0.7% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.
References
{{Salem County, New Jersey
Pennsville Township, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in Salem County, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in New Jersey