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Georgetown, New Jersey

Coordinates: 40°04′46″N 74°39′12″W / 40.07944°N 74.65333°W / 40.07944; -74.65333
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Georgetown, New Jersey
Center of Georgetown
Center of Georgetown
Georgetown is located in Burlington County, New Jersey
Georgetown
Georgetown
Location in Burlington County (Inset: Burlington County in New Jersey)
Georgetown is located in New Jersey
Georgetown
Georgetown
Georgetown (New Jersey)
Georgetown is located in the United States
Georgetown
Georgetown
Georgetown (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°04′46″N 74°39′12″W / 40.07944°N 74.65333°W / 40.07944; -74.65333
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyBurlington
TownshipMansfield
Named forGeorge Sykes
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
Area code(s)609, 640
GNIS feature ID876588[1]

Georgetown is an unincorporated community located within Mansfield Township, Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] It was named for George Sykes, who served in the U.S. Congress.[3]

Transportation

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County Route 537, County Route 545, and NJ Route 68 are major roads around Georgetown. The New Jersey Turnpike passes Georgetown to the northwest. The closest exit to Georgetown on the NJ Turnpike is exit 7 (U.S. 206Bordentown, Trenton).

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Georgetown, New Jersey
  2. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. ^ "Columbus/Mansfield History". Mansfield Township website. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2011.