THE GLOUCESTER CITY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Delaware River Terraces and Uplands setting.
Gloucester City city has 2.32 square miles of land in Camden 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
Gloucester City and Camden County
Gloucester City is associated with Camden 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.
Gloucester City by land and water
The Census records 0.45 square miles of water within Gloucester City, or 16.1% of its total area. It is 13.4 percentage points higher than the 2.7% recorded for Camden County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Gloucester City city has 4.7 times the land area of nearby Brooklawn borough (0.49 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

