Map of Barrington borough, New Jersey

Barrington is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough’s population was 7,075, an increase of 92 (+1.3%) from the 2010 census count of 6,983, which in turn reflected a decline of 101 (-1.4%) from the 7,084 counted in the 2000 census.

The area became known as “Barrington” in the 1880s, when William Simpson, one of the partners that developed the area, chose the name from his home in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

Barrington was incorporated as a borough on March 27, 1917, from portions of the now-defunct Centre Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 17, 1917. Portions of the borough were taken on March 24, 1926, to form Lawnside.

The borough had the 30th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 4.069% in 2020, compared to 3.470% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.

Barrington borough overview:
Name:	Barrington borough
LSAD Code:	21
LSAD Description:	borough (suffix)
State:	New Jersey
County:	Camden County
Incorporated:	April 17, 1917
Elevation:	79 ft (24 m)
Total Area:	1.58 sq mi (4.10 km²)
Land Area:	1.58 sq mi (4.10 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) 0.00%
Total Population:	7,075
Population Density:	4,475.0/sq mi (1,727.8/km²)
ZIP code:	08007
Area code:	856
FIPS code:	3403250
GNISfeature ID:	0885149
Website:	www.barringtonboro.com

Online Interactive Map

Barrington online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.