Camden is a city in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Camden is part of the Delaware Valley. The city was incorporated on February 13, 1828. Camden has been the county seat of Camden County since the county was formed on March 13, 1844. The city derives its name from Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden. Camden is made up of over 20 neighborhoods. The city is part of the South Jersey region of the state. The City of Camden has a long history that starts with the local indigenous Lenape population, who are believed to have inhabited this area 13-15,000 years prior to the first European settlers. Quakers eventually settled in the area at the end of the 17th century and the start of the 18th century, drawn by promises of religious freedom, fairer taxation, and more representation in government. The area was not popular for settlement until the Camden and Amboy Railroad came through in the second quarter of the 1800s.

County: Camden
Settled: 1626
Incorporated: February 13, 1828
Named for: Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
Type: Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
Body: City Council
Mayor: Victor Carstarphen (D, term ends December 31, 2025)
Administrator: Timothy J. Cunningham
Municipal clerk: Luis Pastoriza
Water: 13.75%
Area rank: 208th of 565 in state, 7th of 37 in county
Population (2020): 71,791
Estimate (2022): 70,996
Rank: 528th in country (as of 2022), 14th of 565 in state, 2nd of 37 in county
Density rank: 50th of 565 in state, 2nd of 37 in county
Time zone: Eastern (EST) (UTC−05:00)
Summer (DST): Eastern (EDT) (UTC−04:00)
ZIP Codes: 08100–08105
Area code(s): 856
FIPS code: 3400710000
GNIS feature ID: 0885177
Website: [www.ci.camden.nj.us]
Official Website: https://www.ci.camden.nj.us/
Wikidata description: city in and county seat of Camden County, New Jersey, United States
Wikidata id: Q138367
Wikidata label: Camden
Wikidata aliases: Array
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