Camden County · Borough guide
Merchantville
Merchantville is a compact, walkable Camden County borough centered on Centre Street and Park Avenue, with a traditional downtown, historic neighborhoods, local arts, neighborhood parks and an unusually varied independent dining scene for a community of its size.
Downtown Merchantville · Trevortnidesserped / Wikimedia Commons · CC0
Merchantville at a glance
Government & resident services
Borough Hall is the central point for municipal administration, taxes, permits, land-use information, public records and resident services.
1 West Maple Avenue
Merchantville, NJ 08109
856-662-2474
1 West Maple Avenue
Emergency: 911
Use the borough website for current non-emergency contacts, records and department information.
22 East Park Avenue
Emergency: 911
Niagara Fire Company serves the borough from its East Park Avenue firehouse.
Education & library
130 S Centre Street · Merchantville, NJ 08109
856-663-1091
The borough school district serves students from pre-K through grade 8.
School districtMerchantville resident students attend Haddon Heights High School for grades 9–12 through the district's send/receive relationship.
Haddon Heights schools130 S Centre Street · Merchantville, NJ 08109
856-665-3128
A branch of the Camden County Library System located at Merchantville School.
Camden County LibraryHistoric Merchantville
Merchantville's residential streets and downtown retain a substantial historic character, with several places and districts recognized on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places.
The historic commercial core includes Centre Street, Park Avenue and portions of Maple Avenue.
4–8 S Centre Street. A landmark downtown building listed on the state and national registers.
A residential historic district covering portions of Chestnut, Walnut, Cedar, Rogers, Cove, Centre and Leslie.
17–19 E Chestnut Avenue. Individually listed historic property.
28 Franklin Avenue. Individually listed historic property.
Centre Street and Park Avenue combine shops, dining, civic uses and historic architecture in a compact walking area.
Parks, trails & community spaces
A central borough park and green space used for neighborhood recreation and community activity.
212 Somerset Avenue. Community rooms, grounds and local programming.
A linear trail and community corridor created along a former rail right-of-way, tying together downtown events and walking routes.
Places of worship
43 W Maple Avenue
10 W Maple Avenue
7 E Maple Avenue
36 W Maple Avenue
14 Spruce Street
113 N Centre Street
Funeral & cemetery resources
33 W Maple Avenue · Merchantville, NJ 08109
856-662-0813
Funeral and cremation services located within the borough.
No cemetery is identified within Merchantville's municipal boundary. Families looking for cemetery or mausoleum services will generally use nearby communities; verify the municipality and destination before traveling.
Nearby communities
Pennsauken Township · Cherry Hill Township
Because postal addressing around Merchantville can be misleading, nearby Pennsauken and Cherry Hill businesses are not mixed into Merchantville's in-town directories.
Explore Merchantville
Continue into the dedicated local pages for shopping and services, restaurants and cafés, housing, visitor planning, classifieds and job-search resources.
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