Barclay New Jersey Map

About Barclay, New Jersey

Barclay is a locality in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,656. The population density is 1083.6 people per km². Barclay is located at 39.9012°N, 75.0008°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 08034.

Barclay occupies a stretch of terrain defined by the steady, quiet convergence of suburban residential life and the preserved patches of native woodland. It lies 1.5 miles west-northwest of Springdale, NJ (from Springdale, NJ: bearing 288°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east-southeast of Philadelphia. The landscape remains largely level, shaped by the persistent presence of the North Branch Cooper River, which winds through the greenery just a mile away, feeding the moisture into the air that hangs heavy and cool on autumn mornings. Beyond the immediate canopy of local trees, the land flattens into a persistent, functional geometry of streets and lawns, though the horizon occasionally suggests the distant, jagged silhouette of Sandy Ridge far to the north. Within the immediate neighborhood, the green expanse of Northwoods Conservation provides a silent, leafy sanctuary where the light filters through the branches in thin, pale shafts, casting long shadows across the pathways that define the local topography.

Barclay functions as a quiet node of productivity, rooted in a history of steady development that favored the transition from agrarian roots to the modern, structured pace of an inland residential hub. Residents move through their days with a focus on the regional economy, shaped by a proximity to commercial centers that keeps the tempo of the morning commute rhythmic and predictable. The influence of the nearby Wharton State Forest, seventeen miles distant, serves as a reminder of the wilder, sandy pine stretches that characterize the broader region, yet here the atmosphere is one of domestic stability. Even the proximity of Wallworth Lake, a mere two miles away, offers a placid, reflective surface that anchors the local geography, providing a small, still point of water that balances the otherwise industrious, land-locked character of the surroundings.

About This Barclay Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Barclay, New Jersey. Coordinates: 39.901243, -75.000829. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Barclay includes the ZIP code (08034), telephone area code (856, 609), county seat of Camden County (Camden), and school district assignment (Cherry Hill Township School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.