Elwood

Featured view

Elwood

Total population

733

Median home value

$208,900

16.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$85,954

Elwood$86k

National$74k

Elevation27 m

Land area8.27 km²

Weather66°F · Cloudy

Coordinates39.57°, -74.71°

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

Elwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Mullica Township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Elwood had a population of 1,215. At previous censuses, the area was listed by the U.S. Census Bureau as the Elwood-Magnolia CDP. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08217.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

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 Elwood, NJ from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

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

Nearby places in New Jersey

• Nesco
  5.2 mi away
• Hammonton
  7.1 mi away
• Germania
  7.3 mi away
• Folsom
  7.4 mi away
• Cologne
  7.5 mi away
• Newtonville
  7.9 mi away
• Mays Landing
  8.1 mi away
• Mizpah
  9.2 mi away
• Pomona
  10.9 mi away
• Richland
  11.1 mi away
• East Vineland
  12.3 mi away
• Milmay
  12.4 mi away

Browse all places in New Jersey →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Elwood

New Jersey progressivism before Wilson. --

Ransom Elwood Noble

Where angels dare

Roger Elwood · 1999

From New Jersey to California '97: A History of the Journey of the New Jersey C. E. Special to ..

Titus Elwood Davis · 1897

Robert Zane of Newton, Gloucester County, West New Jersey, 1642-1694/5 and some of his descendants

Robert Elwood Hoagland · 1984

Augustine Stilwell (1769-1842) of Hunterdon and Mercer Counties, New Jersey, and his descendants

Robert Elwood Hoagland · 1999

Historical notes of the iron and zinc mining industry in Sussex County, New Jersey

Elwood Delos Shuster · 1927

The story of the Trenton six

Elwood Dean · 1949

Zvi

Elwood McQuaid · 1978

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina carolina

Seen 2026-09-22

Large cranberry

Vaccinium macrocarpon

Seen 2026-09-20

Pine Barren Gentian

Gentiana autumnalis

Seen 2026-09-20

Old-man-of-the-woods

Strobilomyces strobilaceus

Seen 2026-09-20

Eastern Musk Turtle

Sternotherus odoratus

Seen 2026-09-20

Eastern Hognose Snake

Heterodon platirhinos

Seen 2026-09-19

American Nursery Web Spider

Pisaurina mira

Seen 2026-09-19

false sunflower

Heliopsis helianthoides

Seen 2026-09-19

Eastern Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta picta

Seen 2026-09-19

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