Cumberland-HesstownNJ
A town in New Jersey, home to 90 people.
Is Cumberland-Hesstown a good place to live?
Cumberland-Hesstown’s median age is 57.7 years, against 42 years in New Jersey’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. No town among the 469 in New Jersey we compare has a higher home-ownership rate than Cumberland-Hesstown. 30% of the land in Cumberland-Hesstown is conserved, against 11% in New Jersey’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Peaslee Wildlife Management Area, at 256 acres. Cumberland-Hesstown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Cumberland-Hesstown lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 44% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Moving to Cumberland-Hesstown: who provides what
Cumberland-Hesstown is unincorporated, so Cumberland County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cumberland-Hesstown.
Cumberland-Hesstown has set aside nearly a quarter of its land for conservation
Walkers can cover 0.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Cumberland-Hesstown’s concentration of trails stands at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Peaslee Wildlife Management Area | 0.4 mi | 256 |
| 2. Manumuskin River Preserve | — | 168 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Cumberland-Hesstown faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by coastal flooding
In Cumberland-Hesstown, the FEMA risk score is 80 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 44% come from coastal flooding and 20% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cumberland-Hesstown has 0.2 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Half commute less than 19 miles. Only one of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Cumberland-Hesstown. The top destinations are Vineland (17%), Millville (13%) and Maurice River Township (11%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Cumberland-Hesstown brings four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 24° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Cumberland-Hesstown’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
The share of adults in Cumberland-Hesstown who have diabetes: 12%. Two figures for adults here: 16% report frequent physical distress, 17% smoke cigarettes.
| Cumberland-Hesstown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 23% |
| What stands out | Cumberland-Hesstown | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 5.1% |
| More smokers | 16.7% | 10.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.3% | 5.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Pine Barrens and 32 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cumberland-Hesstown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
39 mi Park & preserveSchuylkill River
40 mi Stadium & arenaCitizens Bank Park
25 mi Stadium & arenaBoardwalk HallPhoto credits
Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Schuylkill River: Emy111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Citizens Bank Park: Chris6d, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Boardwalk Hall: Jack Boucher, Public domain
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Everything we know about Cumberland-Hesstown
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Cumberland-Hesstown
About 0 of every 100 Cumberland-Hesstown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
90 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Cumberland-Hesstown
Populated place in Camden County, New Jersey, US
Cumberland-Hesstown is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the northern part of Maurice River Township in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Consisting of the unincorporated communities of Cumberland and Hesstown, it is in the eastern part of the county. New Jersey Route 49 passes through the CDP, leading northwest 6 miles (10 km) to Millville and southeast 11 miles (18 km) to Tuckahoe. As of the 2020 census, Cumberland-Hesstown had a population of 315. The area was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 75 ft
Questions about Cumberland-Hesstown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cumberland-Hesstown, NJ a good place to live?
Cumberland-Hesstown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.