Chatsworth, New Jersey

Chatsworth is an unincorporated community located within Woodland Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.[2] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08019. The New Jersey Central's Blue Comet passenger train was wrecked here in 1939.[3] Chatsworth has been called "Capital of the Pine Barrens."[4]

Chatsworth, New Jersey
Chatsworth Lake
Chatsworth Lake
Chatsworth is located in Burlington County, New Jersey
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Location of Chatsworth in Burlington County (Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey)
Chatsworth is located in New Jersey
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Chatsworth (New Jersey)
Chatsworth is located in the United States
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Chatsworth (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°49′03″N 74°32′06″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyBurlington
TownshipWoodland
Elevation95 ft (29 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
08019
GNIS feature ID875379[1]

As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08019 was 883.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Chatsworth has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[5]

References

  1. "Chatsworth". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 14, 2015.
  3. Larsen, Erik. "The night the streaking Blue Comet crashed", Asbury Park Press, August 15, 2014. Accessed June 7, 2016. Archived October 21, 2021, at archive.today. "On Saturday, the Woodland Township Historical Society will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the only derailment involving the Central Railroad of New Jersey's storied service that took place Aug. 19, 1939 in the then village of Chatsworth in the middle of the Pine Barrens."
  4. "5 Jul 2009, R2 - The Record at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  5. Climate Summary for Chatsworth, New Jersey


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