Merchantville, New Jersey

About Merchantville

Merchantville is a small town in western New Jersey with an estimated population of 4,226.

Officially, Merchantville is a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 0.59 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 7,163 residents per square mile.

📰 Merchantville News Today

• Fire crews respond as flames tear through Merchantville, NJ, home NBC10 Philadelphia · May 19
• Merchantville Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Merchantville splits, with progressive winning one seat New Jersey Globe · Jun 3
• Woods Launches Campaign for Merchantville Mayor Focused on Affordability and Community Safety, Championing the Next Generation of Borough Leadership with Council Slate Insider NJ · Feb 25
• Did You Know Merchantville Online · May 26

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Merchantville Unique

• The only place in America named Merchantville — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in western New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New Jersey — one of 700 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Merchantville

• Amy's Omelette House — american
• Blue Monkey Tavern — steak house
• Carollo's Pizza
• Comgà Houston
• Eddie's Pizza II — pizza
• Fabrizio's Pizza — pizza
• Italini's Pizza & Grill — pizza
• Joe's Pizza — pizza
• La Hacienda Restaurant — spanish
• Latin American Restaurant

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Merchantville

• Bethel Park reviews ★
• Dudley Grange Park reviews ★
• Johnson Cemetery Memorial Park reviews ★
• Johnson Park reviews ★
• Lena Skelly Park reviews ★
• Morrisey Park reviews ★
• Pennsauken Memorial Park Recreation Center reviews ★
• Stockton Park reviews ★
• Wellwood Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Merchantville

• Baldwin Elementary School
• Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
• Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken
• Delair Elementary School
• G.H. Carson Elementary School
• George B. Fine Elementary School
• Howard M. Phifer Middle School
• Merchantville Elementary School
• Pennsauken Intermediate School
• Roosevelt Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (ST

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Merchantville

🏘️ Nearby Communities