Chatsworth, New Jersey

Populated place in Burlington County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States

39°49′03″N 74°32′06″W / 39.81750°N 74.53500°W / 39.81750; -74.53500Country

United StatesState

New JerseyCounty Burlington Township WoodlandElevation

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95 ft (29 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

08019

GNIS feature ID875379^[1]

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]

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

^ ^a ^b "Chatsworth". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 14, 2015.
^ 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."
^ "5 Jul 2009, R2 - The Record at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
^ Climate Summary for Chatsworth, New Jersey