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History · West Berlin

West Berlin’s post office opened in 1892, and 25% of its homes were built before 1940

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How West Berlin began

When was West Berlin founded?

1892

The West Berlin post office opened in 1892, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 2,686134 years
Founding year: the first West Berlin post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about West Berlin’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of West Berlin are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of West Berlin’s homes were built before 1962.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how West Berlin’s history is told.

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The story so far

West Berlin, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of West Berlin yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

West Berlin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Berlin Township in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, West Berlin had a population of 2,686. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08091. Diggerland expanded into the United States and opened a park in West Berlin, New Jersey in 2014.

Its first post office opened in 1892.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to West Berlin

Nobody well known was born in West Berlin itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Christina GrimmieAmerican singer · b. 1994
Kelly RipaAmerican actress and talk show host · b. 1970
Tamika CatchingsAmerican Hall of Fame basketball player · b. 1979
Tommy PaulAmerican tennis player · b. 1997
Kelsi DahliaAmerican swimmer · b. 1994
Brit MorganAmerican actress · b. 1987
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Berlin TownshipIts storyDBerlin2 historic placesBVoorhees Township2 historic placesC−LindenwoldIts storyC−

Questions about West Berlin’s history

What year was West Berlin founded?

The West Berlin post office opened in 1892, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →