Place:Phillipsburg, Warren, New Jersey, United States

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NamePhillipsburg
Alt namesLopatcong Villagesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS34005395
Philipsburgsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS34005395
TypeTown
Coordinates40.689°N 75.185°W
Located inWarren, New Jersey, United States
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Phillipsburg is a town located along the Delaware River in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. It is located across the river from Easton, Pennsylvania.

Phillipsburg is the most populous municipality in Warren County. As of 2010 United States census, the town's population was 14,950,[1][2][3] reflecting a decline of 216 (−1.4%) from the 15,166 counted in the 2000 census, which had in turn declined by 591 (−3.8%) from the 15,757 counted in the 1990 Census.

The Norfolk Southern Railway's Lehigh Line (formerly the mainline of the Lehigh Valley Railroad with a mix of mainline trackage combined long leased to the Central Railroad of New Jersey by its builder Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company), runs through Phillipsburg on its way cross river to Easton, Pennsylvania. The Belvidere Delaware Railroad was leased in 1871 and later acquired by the Pennsylvania Railroad, connecting the lower Poconos to Trenton, New Jersey and Philadelphia.

Phillipsburg is located northeast of Allentown, north of Philadelphia, and west of New York City.

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