Map of Hi-Nella borough

Hi-Nella is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is the state’s ninth-smallest municipality. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough’s population was 927, an increase of 57 (+6.6%) from the 2010 census count of 870, which in turn reflected a decline of 159 (−15.5%) from the 1,029 counted in the 2000 census.

The Borough of Hi-Nella was created on April 23, 1929, from portions of Clementon Township, as one of seven municipalities created from the now-defunct township, and one of five new municipalities (joining Lindenwold, Pine Hill, Pine Valley and Somerdale) created on that same date. The borough’s name is traditionally said to derive from a Native American term meaning “high rolling knoll” or “high ground”, though it may have been named for Nella, the wife of Lucious Parker, who developed Hi-Nella Estates in the late 1920s.

The Star-Ledger included Hi-Nella in its 2010 series of articles covering “Towns that Shouldn’t Exist”, citing the borough’s small area, population and staff, along with its use of a double-wide trailer as a municipal building. Mayor Meredith Dobbs told The Star-Ledger that efforts to force the borough to consolidate with its neighbors would be “declared dead on arrival”.

The borough had the fifth-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 5.306% in 2020, compared to 3.470% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.

Hi-Nella borough overview:
Name:	Hi-Nella borough
LSAD Code:	21
LSAD Description:	borough (suffix)
State:	New Jersey
County:	Camden County
Incorporated:	April 23, 1929
Elevation:	62 ft (19 m)
Total Area:	0.22 sq mi (0.58 km²)
Land Area:	0.22 sq mi (0.58 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) 0.00%
Total Population:	927
Population Density:	4,165.1/sq mi (1,608.2/km²)
ZIP code:	08083 – Somerdale
Area code:	856
FIPS code:	3432220
GNISfeature ID:	0885256
Website:	www.hinellaboro.org

Online Interactive Map

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