LeesburgNJ
This town of 431 people was settled in 1838.
Is Leesburg a good place to live?
25% of residents live below the poverty line in Leesburg, above both the New Jersey town median (6.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a higher midpoint age than Leesburg. The biggest park or preserve is Heislerville Wildlife Management Area, at 49 acres. Leesburg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Leesburg lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 44% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Moving to Leesburg: who provides what
Leesburg 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 Leesburg.
A home in Leesburg is worth about $244K, on Zillow’s estimate
88% of households own their home in Leesburg. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home lost 5.6% of its value.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The biggest natural risk in Leesburg is coastal flooding, at a very high overall level
FEMA puts 44% of Leesburg’s expected hazard losses down to coastal flooding, and 20% to inland flooding. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in four fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average trip to work in Leesburg is shorter than in most of New Jersey or the rest of the country
The top destinations are Vineland (17%), Millville (13%) and Maurice River Township (9%). Leesburg had 29 jobs in 2023, down 26 from 2013. In Leesburg, 0.9% of working residents work locally. Half the trips to work are shorter than 16 miles.
| Leesburg | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Leesburg
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 25° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Heislerville Wildlife Management Area | — | 49 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Leesburg stands out in New Jersey and nationally: a larger share of its adults have high blood pressure
For adults in Leesburg, the share who say their health is fair or poor is 20%. Two figures for adults here: 16% report frequent physical distress, 16% smoke cigarettes.
| Leesburg | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 36% |
| What stands out | Leesburg | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.1% | 9.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 5.1% |
| More smokers | 16.2% | 10.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Pine Barrens and 25 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Leesburg. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
30 mi Stadium & arenaBoardwalk Hall
25 mi LandmarkLucy the Elephant
21 mi Theme parkMorey's Piers37 mi Theme parkClementon Amusement Park
31 mi Theme parkSteel PierPhoto credits
Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Boardwalk Hall: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Lucy the Elephant: User:dtcdthingy 3:30 pm 30th July 2004 (Minolta Dimage X20), Public domain · Morey's Piers: Smallbones, CC0 · Steel Pier: Make Lemons, CC BY-SA 2.0
.jpg){kind=link}
Everything we know about Leesburg
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Leesburg
About 0 of every 100 Leesburg residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
431 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Questions about Leesburg
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Leesburg, NJ a good place to live?
Leesburg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.