| Bridgeport, New Jersey | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Gloucester County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Bridgeport |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Gloucester County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gloucester |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Logan |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.52 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.52 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.20 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.20 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 389 |
| Population Density Km2: | 753.67 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1954.77 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 26 |
| Coordinates: | 39.8008°N -75.3475°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 08014[3] |
| Area Code: | 856 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | [4] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 874928 |
Bridgeport is a census-designated place[5] (CDP) and unincorporated community that is part of Logan Township, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[6] At the 2020 United States census, the population of the CDP was 389.[2] in the 2010 census, the population was 504.[7]
The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08014.[3]
Bridgeport, along with Swedesboro (Sveaborg) and Finns Point (Varkens Kill), was one of only three settlements established in New Jersey as a part of the New Sweden colony, the fort at Nya Elfsborg having been abandoned. The settlement was founded around 1650, and originally called Nya Stockholm, "New Stockholm", but the name was changed at a later date.[8]
After the 2001 anthrax attacks, a facility was set up in Bridgeport for the use of a continuous wave accelerator called a Rhodotron, from the Belgian company IBA, to irradiate federal mail.[9]
Bridgeport lies along the Delaware River at the mouth of the Raccoon Creek. U.S. Route 322 (US 322) enters New Jersey in Bridgeport via the Commodore Barry Bridge, and continues on to cross US 130 and Interstate 295 before leaving Logan Township. Route 44 is an old alignment of US 130, beginning at a point north of US 322. Route 324 is an east-west state highway completely within Bridgeport, running from where a ferry used to take US 322 across the river to a dead end next to the current US 322. Bridgeport Speedway is located in the community. There is a private marina and a small airfield in town, and a Penns Grove Secondary line crosses Raccoon Creek at the Conrail Railroad Bridge in Bridgeport at mile 2.0.