Salem

Salem is a city in and the county seat of , the most rural county in the U.S. state of . The name Salem, for both the city and county, is derived from the Hebrew word shalom, meaning peace.
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  • Town with about 5,300 residents
  • Description: city in Salem County, New Jersey, United States
  • Postal code: 08079
  • Also known as
    “Fenwick’s Colony”
    “Ferkens Creek”
    “New Salem”
    “Oijtsessing”
    “Salam”
    “Salam Town”
    “Salem City, New Jersey”
    “Salem Town”
    “Salem, New Jersey”
    “Salem, NJ”
    “Watcessi”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Discover Old Salem County Courthouse and Salem High School.
Smallbones, Public domain.
Building
The is a courthouse located in Salem, , .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moores Corner and Sinnickson Landing.
Hamlet
Elsinboro Township is a township in , in the U.S. state of .
Hamlet
Elsinboro Township is a township in , in the U.S. state of .
1½ miles west of Salem
Hamlet
Mannington Township is a township in , in the U.S. state of .
2 miles northeast of Salem

Salem

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Latitude
39.57178° or 39° 34′ 18″ north
Longitude
-75.46714° or 75° 28′ 2″ west
UN/LOCODE
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Open location code
87F6HGCM+P4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158249920
Open­Street­Map feature
place = town
Geo­Names ID
4503944
Wiki­data ID
Q1088317

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Salem” goes by many names.
سالمArabic
SalemAzerbaijani
SalemBasque
SalemCatalan
SalemCebuano
Salem (kapital sa kondado sa Estados Unidos, New Jersey)Cebuano
СейлемChechen
塞勒姆Chinese
SalemDutch
SalemFinnish
SalemFrench
SalemGerman
سیلمGilaki
سیلم (نيۊجرسي)Gilaki
ΣάλεμGreek
SalemHaitian
Salem, New JerseyHaitian
סאלםHebrew
SalemHungarian
SalemIrish
SalemItalian
セイラムJapanese
Зэ Вилладж Оф СалемKazakh
Зэ Вилладж Оф СалемKirghiz
SalemLadin
سیلمMazanderani
سیلم (نیوجرسی)Mazanderani
SalemMin Nan Chinese
SalemNorwegian
SalemNorwegian Bokmål
سیلمPersian
سیلم، نیوجرسیPersian
SalemPolish
SalemPortuguese
СейлемRussian
Сейлем (Нью-Джерси)Russian
SalemScottish Gaelic
Salem, Jersey NuadhScottish Gaelic
СејлемSerbian
SalemSerbo-Croatian
Salem, New JerseySerbo-Croatian
SalemSilesian
SalemSlovenian
سئیلم، نیوجرسیSouth Azerbaijani
SalemSpanish
Salem (Nueva Jersey)Spanish
SalemSwedish
Salem, New JerseySwedish
СейлемTatar
SalemTurkish
Salem, New JerseyTurkish
СейлемUkrainian
سیلمUrdu
سیلم، نیو جرسیUrdu
SalemUzbek
Salem, New JerseyUzbek
СалемUzbek
SalemVolapük
Salem, New JerseyVolapük
SalemWaray (Philippines)
Salem, New JerseyWaray (Philippines)
SalemWelsh
Salem, New JerseyWelsh

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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Salem County: Highlights

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