Bargaintown, New Jersey
| Bargaintown, New Jersey | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Bargaintown  Bargaintown  Bargaintown Location within Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County within New Jersey. | |
| Coordinates: 39°21′45″N 74°34′52″W / 39.36250°N 74.58111°W | |
| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 New Jersey |
| County | Atlantic |
| Township | Egg Harbor |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| GNIS feature ID | 874495[1] |
Bargaintown is an unincorporated community located within Egg Harbor Township, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.[2] The Egg Harbor Township municipal building is located in Bargaintown, about 0.25 mi (0.40 km) east of the Garden State Parkway.
Bargaintown was laid out by a property developer who hoped the community would grow into something important, but when it did not, he sold the lots cheaply. The community has since been called Bargaintown.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bargaintown, New Jersey
- ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ↑ Willis, Laura Lavinia Thomas (1915). Early History of Atlantic County, New Jersey: Record of the First Year's Work of Atlantic County's Historical Society. Kutztown publishing Company. p. 92.
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