Cumberland-Hesstown, New Jersey

About Cumberland-Hesstown

Set in the southwestern part of New Jersey, Cumberland-Hesstown is a small unincorporated community.

Cumberland-Hesstown holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.55 square miles.

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What Makes Cumberland-Hesstown Unique

• The only place in America named Cumberland-Hesstown — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southwestern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cumberland-Hesstown

• Menantico Ponds Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Peaslee Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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