Sewell, New Jersey



Sewell is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community within Mantua Township and Washington Township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the Philadelphia metropolitan area. 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.

Parks and recreation
Tall Pines State Preserve is a 111 acres 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.

Transportation
The community is a planned stop on the Glassboro–Camden Line, a proposed 18 mi diesel multiple unit (DMU) light rail line.

Notable people
People (and pets) who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Sewell include:
 * Tony DeAngelo (born 1995), NHL defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers.
 * Ryan D'Imperio (born 1987), former NFL fullback for the Minnesota Vikings
 * Elwood (c. 2005-2013), the winner of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest in 2007
 * Sam Esmail (born 1977), screen director and producer, Mr. Robot and Homecoming.
 * Tara Lipinski (born 1982), Olympic gold medal winner, figure skating
 * John E. Wallace Jr. (born 1942), former Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court