Gloucester County • New Jersey

Newfield

A small borough with a strong town center

Newfield is a compact 1.7-square-mile borough in southern Gloucester County, bordered primarily by Franklin Township and by Vineland in Cumberland County. Its walkable center is organized around Catawba Avenue and the Boulevard streets, with municipal services, a library, local businesses and Edgarton Christian Academy clustered close together.

Municipal-boundary note: The Newfield 08344 mailing area extends well beyond Newfield Borough. NJTGO distinguishes businesses and destinations physically inside the borough from nearby places that use a Newfield mailing address.

1.7 sq. mi.

Approximate borough land area.

1,774

Population in the 2020 Census.

1924

Year Newfield became an independent borough.

History & Local Identity

Newfield's municipal history centers on the community's successful effort to separate from Franklin Township in 1924. The borough's own history records that 240 residents traveled by special train to Trenton on February 19, 1924 to petition for incorporation. State lawmakers approved the effort later that month, and the borough formally separated from Franklin Township in May 1924.

The early business district included neighborhood stores, barbers, a lunch counter, bakery and hardware store, while local industry included rug and rattan-furniture manufacturing. Today's borough retains a small-town center with a mix of residential streets, local services and light industrial activity.

Newfield Borough history

Government & Municipal Services

Newfield Borough Hall

18 Catawba Avenue
Newfield, NJ 08344
856-697-1100

Municipal offices cover the clerk/administrator, tax collection, water billing, zoning, construction and other local services.

Official Borough Website

Public Works & Public Safety

Public Works: 856-697-4332

Franklin Township Police non-emergency: 856-694-1415

Newfield Volunteer Fire Department: 856-697-4851

Emergency: 911

Education

Newfield does not operate a conventional K–12 district within the borough. Public-school students attend Franklin Township schools for grades K–6 and Delsea Regional schools for grades 7–12 through sending/receiving arrangements.

Mary F. Janvier School

Grades K–2 • 1532 Pennsylvania Ave, Franklinville

Franklin Township School District.

Main Road School

Grades 3–4 • 1452 Main Road, Newfield mailing area

Franklin Township School District; outside Newfield Borough.

Caroline L. Reutter School

Grades 5–6 • 2150 Delsea Drive, Franklinville

Franklin Township School District.

Delsea Regional Middle School

Grades 7–8 • 250 Fries Mill Road, Franklinville

Delsea Regional High School

Grades 9–12 • 242 Fries Mill Road, Franklinville

Edgarton Christian Academy

Private PK–8 • 212 Catawba Avenue • Newfield Borough

Private, nondenominational Christian school located in the borough.

School website

Newfield Board of Education & school directory

Library, Recreation & Community

Newfield Public Library

115 Catawba Avenue • 856-697-0415

Public computers, Wi-Fi, programs, copying/fax services and local library resources. Borough residency rules apply for borrowing privileges.

Newfield Historic Society

Local history resource

The borough directs Historic Society inquiries through the Newfield Public Library.

Newfield Recreation / Special Events

Borough committee

Local recreation and special-event information is published through the borough calendar and municipal site.

Pizzazz Dance Center

7 Greenwood Avenue

Local dance studio serving youth and adults in the borough.

Resident Resources

Water

Newfield operates a municipal water system supplied by wells drawing from the Cohansey aquifer system. Current Consumer Confidence Reports are posted by the borough.

Trash & Recycling

The borough Public Works Department provides local trash and recycling information and maintains streets, public buildings and recreation areas.