Cookstown

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Cookstown

Total population

646

Median home value

$380,500

26.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$107,083

Cookstown$107k

National$74k

Elevation29 m

Land area6.52 km²

Weather66°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates40.04°, -74.55°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Cookstown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within New Hanover Township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located near Fort Dix, the area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08511.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Cookstown, NJ from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

P

Paul Marshall Johnson

American terrorist victim (1955–2004)

S

Sakia Gunn

victims of an anti-LGBT hate crime

Aarthi Aggarwal

American-born Indian actress

Swami Mahanidhi

American writer

R

Robert Mason

American author

B

Bobby Jones

American baseball player

John Mack

American oboist (1927–2006)

D

Donna Simpson

American Internet personality

Shana Hiatt

American model and television host

W

William Hogarth Tower

American philatelist (1871–1950)

A

Allison Fischer

American actress

Glen Schofield

American video game designer

A.J. LoCascio

American actor, director and filmmaker

A

A. Mark Ratner

American game designer

A

Abraham Munn

American city founder (1818–1910)

A

Ace Backwords

American homeless cartoonist and author

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in New Jersey

• New Egypt
  1.8 mi away · pop. 2,050
• McGuire AFB
  2.4 mi away
• Cream Ridge
  6.1 mi away
• Juliustown
  6.9 mi away
• Crosswicks
  8.1 mi away
• Jobstown
  8.1 mi away
• Presidential Lakes Estates
  8.9 mi away
• Allentown
  9.6 mi away
• Lakehurst
  12.2 mi away
• Vincentown
  13.1 mi away
• Leisuretowne
  13.4 mi away
• Pine Ridge at Crestwood
  13.7 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Mud Sunfish

Acantharchus pomotis

Seen 2026-09-22

Blue-spotted Sunfish

Enneacanthus gloriosus

Seen 2026-09-22

Banded Tussock Moth

Halysidota tessellaris

Seen 2026-09-22

Virginian Tiger Moth

Spilosoma virginica

Seen 2026-09-21

Salt Marsh Moth

Estigmene acrea

Seen 2026-09-21

Ghost Pipe

Monotropa uniflora

Seen 2026-09-20

Eastern Musk Turtle

Sternotherus odoratus

Seen 2026-09-20

Common Buckeye

Junonia coenia

Seen 2026-09-20

Central Ratsnake

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Seen 2026-09-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).