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About Laurel Lake
Laurel Lake is a small unincorporated community in southwestern New Jersey.
Laurel Lake holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.74 square miles.
📰 Laurel Lake News Today
- Commissioners celebrate grand opening of historic Laurel Lake Preserve Camden County, NJ · May 4
- Walt Whitman wrote famed poetry by this South Jersey lake. Now, it’s a nature preserve. Inquirer.com · May 1
- Poet Walt Whitman revered this NJ forest, which is now being preserved - Courier-Post Courier-Post · May 5
- 'Hidden Gem' Woodland Area Of Camden County To Be Officially Preserved Patch · May 12
- A N.J. man vanished 5 weeks ago — after accidentally leaving his cellphone at a Wawa NJ.com · Jul 23
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Laurel Lake Unique
- 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.
- Part of the fabric of New Jersey — one of 700 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNew Jersey
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.74 sq mi
Coordinates39.3263, -75.0306