Sheppards MillNJ
A town in New Jersey, home to 61 people.
Is Sheppards Mill a good place to live?
Sheppards Mill’s average commute is 14 minutes, below both the New Jersey town median (30 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 469 New Jersey towns, just 5 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Sheppards Mill. The biggest park or preserve is Cohansey River Wildlife Management Area, at 44 acres. Sheppards Mill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Sheppards Mill lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 14% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sheppards Mill.
With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Sheppards Mill’s workers commute out
The share of residents in Sheppards Mill who live below the poverty line: 3.3%. The top destinations are Vineland (14%), Hopewell Township (13%) and Bridgeton (8%). The median household income in the town is $69,000. For half of commuters, work is under 15 miles away.
| Sheppards Mill | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $69,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Sheppards Mill, with hurricanes at the top
Expected losses in Sheppards Mill break down as 25% from hurricanes and 25% from inland flooding. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sheppards Mill has four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 26° on a January night to 86° on a July afternoon, with about 12 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Sheppards Mill is
Among adults 18 to 64 in Sheppards Mill, 10% have no health insurance. Two figures for adults locally: 40% sleep under 7 hours, 18% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Sheppards Mill | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 28% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sheppards Mill | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 14.2% | 10.9% |
| More adults with obesity | 37% | 28.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Protected land: 6.8% of Sheppards Mill
0.1 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. The trail density for Sheppards Mill comes to 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Sheppards Mill | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.8% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cohansey River Wildlife Management Area | 0.1 mi | 44 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Sheppards Mill sells for about $145K
In Sheppards Mill, 91% of households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Sheppards Mill
USS New Jersey and 124 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sheppards Mill. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw38 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw39 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw38 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a yearPhoto 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 · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Sheppards Mill: who provides what
Sheppards Mill 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.
61 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sheppards Mill
About 0 of every 100 Sheppards Mill residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
About Sheppards Mill
Populated place in Cumberland County, New Jersey, US
Sheppards Mill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located in the western part of the county in northeastern Greenwich Township and southwestern Hopewell Township. The community is centered on Mill Creek, which is dammed to form Sheppards Millpond in the northwestern part of the CDP. Mill Creek is a southwest-flowing tributary of Wheaton Run, part of the Cohansey River watershed leading to Delaware Bay. The community is 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Bridgeton, the Cumberland county seat, and less than 2 miles (3 km) northeast of the village of Greenwich. As of the 2020 census, Sheppards Mill had a popula…
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 23 ft
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