Camden County · Laurel Springs

Laurel Springs

A compact Camden County borough with deep Walt Whitman ties, a traditional residential core, a small White Horse Pike and Atlantic Avenue business district, and active 2026 planning for its downtown and redevelopment areas.

Laurel Springs at a glance

1,9782020 CensusOfficial decennial Census count.

2,0442024 ACS estimateAmerican Community Survey 5-year estimate.

0.45Square milesApproximate land area from Census TIGER geography.

1913IncorporatedLaurel Springs became a borough on April 2, 1913.

A small borough with an outsized Walt Whitman story

Laurel Springs is a compact Camden County borough between Stratford and Lindenwold, with a local business spine along the White Horse Pike, Atlantic Avenue and Stone Road. Its strongest historic identity comes from poet Walt Whitman's stays at the Stafford farm near Laurel Lake and Crystal Spring.

Boundary note: the 08021 mailing area is much larger than Laurel Springs Borough. Chews Landing Road and parts of the surrounding commercial area often use “Laurel Springs” mailing addresses while physically lying in Gloucester Township. NJTGO uses the municipal boundary, not the postal city, for local listings.

Walt Whitman & local history

Whitman-Stafford Farmhouse

315 E. Maple Avenue. The late-18th-century Stafford farmhouse is central to the borough's Whitman heritage.

Whitman's Laurel Springs years

Whitman spent extended periods here between 1876 and 1884 while recovering from his 1873 stroke and working on writings including Specimen Days and material associated with Leaves of Grass.

Crystal Spring & Laurel Lake

The spring, lake and surrounding landscape were part of Whitman's restorative routine and remain central to the borough's historic interpretation.

Whitman-Stafford Farmhouse

Local resources

Borough of Laurel SpringsMunicipal services, notices, meetings, taxes, public works and forms. Laurel Springs SchoolPublic school serving borough students in grades PK-6. Stratford School DistrictLaurel Springs sends grades 7-8 to Samuel S. Yellin School. Sterling High SchoolLaurel Springs sends grades 9-12 to Sterling in Somerdale. Current legal noticesPlanning, redevelopment, traffic, tax and meeting notices. Camden CountyCountywide services and resident resources.

Schools

Laurel Springs School

623 Grand Avenue · grades PK-6 · about 180 students in the 2026-27 district profile.

Samuel S. Yellin School

111 Warwick Road, Stratford · Laurel Springs tuition contract covers grades 7-8.

Sterling High School

501 S. Warwick Road, Somerdale · Laurel Springs tuition contract covers grades 9-12.

Churches, cemetery & funeral services

Laurel Springs Baptist Church

35 Madison Avenue.

St. Paul's Presbyterian Church

433 Park Avenue.

Holy Family Episcopal Church

233 Fairmount Avenue.

Memorial Garden of Church of Atonement

Historic memorial/cemetery grounds on Fairmount Avenue associated with the Episcopal parish property.

Danks-Hinski Funeral Home

125 N. White Horse Pike · funeral and memorial services.

Municipal essentials

Borough Hall

723 W. Atlantic Avenue · 856-784-0500. Check the borough website for temporary building-access notices during municipal construction.

Construction permits

The borough reports that the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs now handles construction-code permitting and inspections; use the current municipal instructions before submitting.

Redevelopment & land use

The borough has active 2026 redevelopment and rehabilitation planning, including the Downtown Business District and White Horse Pike corridor.

Explore Laurel Springs

Business & Shopping Food & Drink Visiting & Lodging

Local information reviewed September 17, 2026. Addresses, hours, menus, projects and operating details can change; confirm time-sensitive information directly with the organization.