RichwoodNJ
A town of 3,197, settled in 1888.
Is Richwood a good place to live?
Richwood’s typical household income is $216,000, above both New Jersey’s towns ($113,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). We don’t grade Richwood yet; the figures below are still real.
97% of working residents leave Richwood for work
Where Richwood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
USS New Jersey and 154 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Richwood. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw16 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw23 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw17 mi MuseumEastern State PenitentiaryPhoto credits
USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · 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 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain
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Moving to Richwood: who provides what
Richwood is unincorporated, so Gloucester 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 Richwood.
Top of a very low hazard risk in Richwood: inland flooding
FEMA puts 54% of Richwood’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 7% to heat waves. Compared with 87% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.6 jobs per working resident, most people in Richwood work out of town
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Richwood rose by 242, to 985. Just 3% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The share of residents in Richwood who live below the poverty line: 4.2%. The top destinations are Philadelphia (13%), Harrison Township (8%) and Washington Township (4%).
| Richwood | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Richwood: four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 26° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 23 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
12.6% of the land in Richwood is protected from building
The trail density in Richwood is 0.1 miles per square mile. In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 0.6 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Alcyon Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Richwood is
For adults in Richwood, the share who report frequent physical distress is 10%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Richwood is ahead of New Jersey on 14 and behind on 1. Among adults locally, 11% say their health is fair or poor and 8.1% have diabetes.
| Richwood | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.1% | 9.7% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 25% |
| What stands out | Richwood | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.5% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.3% | 14.3% |
| More adults with depression | 18.2% | 15.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Richwood
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Richwood
About 10 of every 100 Richwood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
About Richwood
Populated place in Gloucester County, New Jersey, US
Richwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that is split between Harrison Township (with 3,400 of the CDP's residents) and Mantua Township (with 59 of the total). As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP’s population was 3,577, an increase of 118 (+3.4%) from the 3,459 enumerated at the 2010 U.S. census. The community was once known as Mount Pleasant.
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- Area
- 9.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 138 ft
- ZIP code
- 08074
Richwood’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Richwood.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richwood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Township | #16 | A+ | B− | A | B+ | A |
| Elk Township | #194 | B+ | B− | A− | C | A− |
| Mullica Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mantua Township | #181 | B+ | C− | C+ | B+ | A |
| Pitman | #111 | A | C− | A | B− | A |
| Glassboro | #337 | C+ | D | B− | C− | A− |
Richwood and Mullica Hill aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Richwood with a neighbor →
Questions about Richwood
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Is Richwood, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Richwood yet; the figures below are still real.