Save town Compare Needs More Love
Town guide

Pilesgrove

A township of 4,220 people in Salem County, New Jersey
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
1

Now in Pilesgrove

What’s happening this week

All posts →
This week+ What’s happening in Pilesgrove?
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Pilesgrove.

Weather

Forecast →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
Around town

Local news

All news →

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

2

Around town

The places and views that make it Pilesgrove

Explore places →

Outdoors in Pilesgrove

Parks & trails →
Map of Pilesgrove: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land37%8,323 of 22,384 acres
Trails0.0 mi0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves41,972 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

3

Know Pilesgrove

The town at a glance, and the guide to how things work

Open the full guide →

About Pilesgrove

Township in Salem County, New Jersey, US
1798Established
4,183Population
35.1 sq miArea
62 ftElevation

Pilesgrove Township is a township in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 4,183, an increase of 167 (+4.2%) from the 2010 census count of 4,016, which in turn reflected an increase of 93 (+2.4%) from the 3,923 counted in the 2000 census. Pile's Grove was first mentioned in a deed dated April 15, 1701, through the date of the township's original corporation is unknown. Pilesgrove was incorporated as one of New Jersey's original group of 104 townships that were established on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were taken on December 6, 1769, to form Pittsgrove Township and on July 26, 1882, to create Woodsto…

Official town website ↗

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Living in Pilesgrove

Housing in Pilesgrove

$456K▲ 3.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Pilesgrove home is worth about $456,000, up 3.5% in a year, 21% below the New Jersey typical home.

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Health in Pilesgrove

A−

Health Grade A−

Healthier than 85% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with New Jersey

5better than NJ·1worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 26 are too close to call.

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

Care nearby

St. Francis HospitalWilmington · 11 mi · ER
Henrietta Johnson Medical Center at ClaymontClaymont · 8.9 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP code 08098 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Pilesgrove →

Schools in Pilesgrove

All Pilesgrove schools →
B

School Grade B

The public schools Pilesgrove’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 57% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

DistrictWoodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School DistrictSchools1

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NJ. Ratings are from neighbors.

Famous people from Pilesgrove

See all 4 →

How things work in Pilesgrove

All explainers →
You’re browsing

Pilesgrove

New Jersey · NJ · Salem County
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Pilesgrove is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01