Bargaintown, New Jersey

Bargaintown is an unincorporated community located within Egg Harbor Township, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.[2][3] The Egg Harbor Township municipal building is located in Bargaintown, about 0.25 mi (0.40 km) east of the Garden State Parkway.

Bargaintown, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Bargaintown
Location within Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County within New Jersey.
Bargaintown
Bargaintown (New Jersey)
Bargaintown
Bargaintown (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°21′45″N 74°34′52″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyAtlantic
TownshipEgg Harbor
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)609
GNIS feature ID874495[1]

Bargaintown was laid out by a property developer who hoped the value would increase quickly, but when it did not, he sold the lots cheaply. The community has since been called Bargaintown.[4]

The area is serviced by the Bargaintown Volunteer Fire Company #2 which has two stations located in the community. Station 1 is located at 6550 Mill Road and Station 2 is located at 1 Tony "Mink" Pagano Drive.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bargaintown, New Jersey
  2. Gordon, Thomas Francis (1834). "A Gazetteer of the State of New Jersey: Comprehending a General View of Its Physical and Moral Condition, Together with a Topographical and Statistical Account of Its Counties, Towns, Villages, Canals, Rail Roads, &c., Accompanied by a Map".
  3. Locality Search Archived 2016-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  4. Willis, Laura Lavinia Thomas (1915). Early History of Atlantic County, New Jersey: Record of the First Year's Work of Atlantic County's Historical Society. Kutztown publishing Company. p. 92.


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