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A borough of 1,773 people in New Jersey
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Borough in Atlantic County, New Jersey, US
1906Established
1,811Population
8.5 sq miArea
56 ftElevation

Folsom is a borough in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Geographically, the city, and all of Atlantic County, is part of the South Jersey region and of the Atlantic City-Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which in turn is included in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,811, a decrease of 74 (−3.9%) from the 2010 census count of 1,885, which in turn reflected a decline of 87 (−4.4%) from the 1,972 counted in the 2000 census. Folsom was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 23, 1906, from portions of Buena Vista Township. The borough was named for Frances Folsom, wife …

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$258K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $258,000 in May 2026.

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The public schools Folsom’s kids attend trail 80% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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