Municipal · New Jersey

City of Salem

Salem is a city in and the county seat of Salem County, the most rural county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The name Salem, for both the city and county, is derived from the Hebrew word shalom, meaning peace. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 5,296, an increase of 150 (+2.9%) from the 2010 census count of 5,146, which in turn reflected a decrease of 711 (−12.1%) from the 5,857 counted in the 2000 census. Salem is part of the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia greater metropolitan area.

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Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)

Census ID (PID6): 170234
FIPS state: 34
FIPS county: 033
FIPS place: 65490
Census record name: CITY OF SALEM
Mailing address: 17 NEW MARKET ST, SALEM 08079