Kirkwood, New Jersey

39°49′52″N 74°59′29″W / 39.83111°N 74.99139°W / 39.83111; -74.99139Country United StatesState New JerseyCountyCamdenTownshipVoorheesElevation21 m (69 ft)Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)GNIS feature ID877593^[1]

Kirkwood is an unincorporated community located within Voorhees Township in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[2] Kirkwood once had a post office assigned United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08043. The ZIP Code has been reassigned to a post office named Voorhees that serves the entire township. Kirkwood is still a valid city name for mailing purposes.

Kirkwood developed as a bungalow community of homes near Kirkwood Lake, an impoundment of the Cooper River. Residents of nearby Philadelphia and Camden enjoyed Kirkwood as a summer escape from the cities, and many Kirkwood homes were originally Sears-Roebuck catalogue houses built as vacation homes. Most of the early homes were built in the 1915-1925 period.

As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08043 was 28,126.

References

External links

• Census 2000 Fact Sheet for Zip Code Tabulation Area 08043 from the United States Census Bureau