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Salem County, New Jersey
 

Salem County Seal
County Motto: "The Garden Spot of the Garden State"

Welcome to the Salem County Resource Center. If you're considering, planning or in the process of living, working or vacationing in this county, located within the area of New Jersey, known as South Jersey, then you've come to the right place.  This is for you!
 
Think of this page as your starting point or gateway for accessing everything you need to know and locate about Salem County, New Jersey.   It's been designed to help lead you to the best information available online about Salem County, NJ.

Salem County is comprised of 15 municipalities. It is a diverse county, both in terms of population, history, demographics and business opportunities. 

Salem county provides easy access to parks, seashores and relaxing beaches, business/financial centers, good schools and restaurants, major sporting events, music and the arts, plus an unlimited variety of shopping opportunities.  It's all here and accessible in a matter of minutes.

Salem County lies in the southwest corner of our great state of New Jersey. It sits on the main transportation corridor between Washington, DC and New York City.  It is bounded by the Delaware River and Delaware Bay to the west and the Maurice River to the east. Oldmans Creek creates nearly half of Salem County’s northern border, while Stow Creek runs along a portion of its southern divide. Salem County’s natural features include six rivers, more than 34,000 acres of unique meadow and marshland, tidal and freshwater wetlands, 40 lakes and ponds, bay beaches, dunes, expansive woodlands, a critical underground aquifer, numerous streams and important headwaters. Salem County covers 338 square miles - with nearly half of the land actively farmed. It boasts the lowest density per square mile in New Jersey. 

Salem County’s rich legacy of historical places and events; its vast array of natural resources and open spaces; its stable farming community and strong economic job base all contribute to a quality of life for Salem County residents that is unparalleled in New Jersey.  (Source: Official Salem County web site)
 
The Appel Farm Arts and Music Center, providing a great venue for art education and music concerts and festivals, and Cowtown Rodeo, the only sanctioned weekly professional rodeo east of the Mississippi, are both located in Salem County.

The counties and municipalities provide good schools and proximity to institutions of higher education, varied sports programs and extensive recreational opportunities for all ages and skill levels.  Convenience to major transportation, including roads, trains, buses and airports, provide quick and easy access to Southeastern Pennsylvania and Philadelphia, Wilmington and the South Jersey shore areas.  People living in Salem County commute to work daily to the Northern Delaware and Southeastern Pennsylvania areas, and throughout South Jersey.   Wilmington and surrounding areas are just a short hop over the Delaware Memorial Bridge.
 
We believe there are many wonderful communities in the county, including the thriving small town of Elmer, quaint Pennsville, historic Woodstown and Salem, and the townships of Pittsgrove and revitalized Pennsgrove,  that are great places to live, work and raise your family.  And we invite you to check them all out to see which is best for your situation.
 

Salem County Area Resources

The Salem County Resource Center is proudly brought to you by Lawrence Yerkes and associates.  If you for any reason you have difficulty obtaining the information, answers to any questions or have any suggestions, please don't hesitate to contact me, so we can continue to enhance the information and keep it up-to-date.