Sewell, New Jersey

Sewell is a census-designated place and unincorporated community within Mantua Township, Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the Philadelphia metropolitan area. There are also areas around Sewell in [Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County, New Jersey|Washington Township].
As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 3,346. The CDP was named after United States Senator William Joyce Sewell. The community is served as U.S. Postal Service ZIP Code 08080. Sewell is home to Rowan College of South Jersey.
Sewell is also the site of the Inversand marl pit, the last operational greensand mine in the world. The location has become renowned for its paleontology and is similar to many of the sites studied by early paleontologists, particularly Edward Drinker Cope. It is also home to the Barnsboro Inn, the oldest bar in New Jersey.

Demographics

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2020	2020
White alone	2,958	88.40%
Black or African American alone	83	2.48%
Native American or Alaska Native alone	8	0.24%
Asian alone	37	1.11%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone	0	0.00%
Other race alone	8	0.24%
Mixed race or Multiracial	123	3.68%
Hispanic or Latino	129	3.86%
Total	3,346	100.00%

Tall Pines State Preserve is a nature preserve that opened in November 2015 as Gloucester County's first state park and is located along the border of Deptford Township and Mantua Township. Originally a forest that was turned into an asparagus field and then a golf course, the land was preserved through the efforts of the South Jersey Land and Water Trust, the Friends of Tall Pines, Gloucester County Nature Club, and the New Jersey Green Acres Program.

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Sewell include: