THE CARNEYS POINT LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Delaware River Terraces and Uplands setting.
Carneys Point CDP has 8.38 square miles of land in Salem County. Its Census reference point is in Delaware River Terraces and Uplands, within Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain.
Low coastal plains contain terraces, estuaries, marshes and barrier islands. Unconsolidated sediments underlie this varied coastal setting, with forest patterns changing near streams and low-lying areas.
Regional context: Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Carneys Point and Salem County
Carneys Point is associated with Salem County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Carneys Point by land and water
The Census records 0.45 square miles of water within Carneys Point, or 5.1% of its total area. It is 5.9 percentage points lower than the 10.9% recorded for Salem County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Carneys Point CDP has 49.5% of the land area of nearby Carneys Point township (16.9 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.