Bargaintown, New Jersey
| Bargaintown, New Jersey | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Bargaintown Location within Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County within New Jersey. | |
| Coordinates: 39°21′45″N 74°34′52″W / 39.36250°N 74.58111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Atlantic |
| Township | Egg Harbor |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| GNIS feature ID | 874495[1] |
Bargaintown is an unincorporated community located within Egg Harbor Township, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The Egg Harbor Township municipal building is located in Bargaintown, about 0.25 mi (0.40 km) east of the Garden State Parkway.
Bargaintown was laid out by a property developer who hoped the community would grow into something important, but when it did not, he sold the lots cheaply. The community has since been called Bargaintown.[2]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bargaintown, New Jersey
- ↑ 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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