Cooling Centers in South Jersey

It's hot! Very hot! South Jersey is getting the best of summer now with temperatures in the lower 90s and the heat index reaching over 100.   Protect yourself from the heat and cool off at your nearest cooling station.

Here are a list of places that could be near you, courtesy of NJ211 and CBS Philly:

Atlantic County Library/Brigantine
201 15th Street South, (609) 266-0110

Atlantic County Library/Egg Harbor City
134 Philadelphia Avenue, (609) 804-1063

Atlantic County Library/Egg Harbor Township
1 Swift Avenue, (609) 927-8664

Atlantic County Library/Galloway Township
306 East Jimmie Leeds Road, (609) 652-2352

Atlantic County Library/Hammonton
451 Egg Harbor Road,  (609) 561-2264

Atlantic County Library/Longport
2305 Atlantic Avenue, (609) 487-0272

Atlantic County Library/Mays Landing
40 Farragut Avenue, (609) 625-2776, (609) 646-8699

Atlantic County Library/Pleasantville
33 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, (609) 641-1778

Atlantic County Library/Somers Point
801 Shore Road, (609) 927-7113

Atlantic County Library/Ventnor
6500 Atlantic Avenue, (609) 823-4614

CAMDEN COUNTY, N.J.

LOCATIONS IDENTIFIED AS COOLING CENTERS IN CAMDEN COUNTY
(Please check with your municipality for hours of operation)

AUDUBON BOROUGH

Senior Center, Oakland Avenue &  Oak Street (Next to the Library)

AUDUBON PARK BOROUGH

Municipal Hall, 20 Road C  — Phone:  547-5236

BARRINGTON BOROUGH

Senior Center, 229 Trenton Avenue

BELLMAWR BOROUGH

Bellmawr Community Center, 29 E. Browning Rd.,  – Phone:  856-933-2631

BERLIN BOROUGH

Berlin Inter-Community Ambulance — 8 Park Avenue  – Phone:  753-0808

BROOKLAWN BOROUGH

Community Center  –  Railroad Avenue

CAMDEN CITY

Angel Perez, 3060 Westfield Avenue
Cramer Hill Community Center, Reeves Avenue
Malandra Hall, New Jersey & Merrimac Road
Isabel Miller Community Center  — 8th & Carl Miller Blvd.
North Camden Community Center, 6th & Erie
Martin Luther King Community Center, 1151 Haddon Ave.
Morgan Village Community Center, Morgan Blvd.
Broadway Community Center, 713 Broadway

CHERRY HILL TOWNSHIP

Public Library, Kings Highway —  Phone:  667-0300
Community Center, 820 Mercer Street —  Phone:  488-7878
Cherry Hill Mall, Haddonfield Road

CHESILHURST BOROUGH

CLEMENTON BOROUGH

Clementon Library, 101 Gibbsboro Road —  Phone:  783-3233

COLLINGSWOOD BOROUGH

Library, 771 Haddon Ave., – Phone:  858-0649
Senior Center, 30 Collings Avenue  — Phone  854-4440
Boro Hall, 678 Haddon Avenue, Municipal Court Room — Phone 854-0720
Fire House, 20 W. Collings Avenue

GIBBSBORO BOROUGH

Boro Hall, 49 Kirkwood Road — Phone 783-6655
Senior Center, Rt. 561 (Behind Ice Arena)

GLOUCESTER CITY

Gloucester City Fire Dept., 1 N. King Street —  Phone:  456-9400 or 456-2652

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP

Hider Lane Senior Center, between Little Gloucester Road & Chews Landing Road
Boro Hall, Chews Landing Road —  Phone:  856-228-4000

HADDON HEIGHTS BOROUGH

Boro Hall, 625 Station Avenue, – Phone  547-7132
Haddon Heights Library, Station Avenue —  Phone:  547-7132

HADDON TOWNSHIP

Camden County Library, MacArthur Blvd.  — Phone:  854-2752
Father & Son Hall, Ormond Avenue

HADDONFIELD BOROUGH

Mabel Kay House, 24 Walnut Street (next to the Acme parking lot), Phone:  354-8789

HI NELLA BOROUGH

Boro Hall, 200 Wykagyl Road —  Phone:  784-6237

LAUREL SPRINGS BOROUGH

Boro Hall, 135 Broadway —  Phone:  784-0500

LAWNSIDE BOROUGH

Boro Hall, 4 East Douglas Avenue —  573-6200
Wayne Bryant Community Center, 323 E. Charleston Ave., – Phone:  547-2539

LINDENWOLD BOROUGH

Lindenwold Community Bldg., White Horse Pike

MAGNOLIA BOROUGH

Boro Hall, 438 W. Evesham Road – Phone:  783-1520

MERCHANTVILLE BOROUGH

Community Center, Somerset & Greenleigh Court

MOUNT  EPRHAIM BOROUGH

Boro Hall Court Room, 121 S.  Black Horse Pike – Phone:  931-1546

OAKLYN BOROUGH

Oaklyn Library, Manheim & Newton Avenue – Phone:  858-8226

Courthouse, 20 W. Clinton Avenue

PENNSAUKEN BOROUGH

Pennsauken Library, Route 130 and Merchantville Avenue,  Phone:  665-5959

PINE HILL BOROUGH

Pine Hill Senior Citizens Center, 131 E. 12th Avenue, Phone:  783-7425

Pine Hill Recreation Center, 45 West 7th Avenue

RUNNEMEDE BOROUGH

Runnmede Fire Hall, 26 East 2nd Avenue

Runnemede Senior Center, 3rd Avenue and Irish Hill Road

SOMERDALE BOROUGH

Somerdale Borough Hall, 105 Kennedy Blvd., – Phone:  783-6320

STRATFORD BOROUGH

Stratford Borough Hall, 307 Union Hall – Phone:  783-0600

VOORHEES TOWNSHIP

Echelon Mall, Laurel Road

Voorhees Community Center (behind the police station)

WATERFORD TOWNSHIP

Senior Citizen Community Center, East Atlantic Ave.

Waterford Township Borough Hall, 2131 Auburn Ave., – Phone:  768-2300

WINSLOW TOWNSHIP

Winslow Township Municipal Building, 125 South Route 73, Braddock – Phone: (609) 567-0700

WOODLYNNE BOROUGH

Woodlynne Municipal Building, 200 Cooper Avenue – Phone:  962-8300

CUMBERLAND COUNTY

Bridgeton, Bridgeton Public Library, 150 E. Commerce Street
(856) 451-2620
Hours: Tuesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Bridgeton, Cumberland County Library, 800 East Commerce Street
(856) 453-2210
Hours: Monday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Thursday - Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Bridgeton, Cumberland County Office on Aging & Disabled, Outreach Office, 800 East Commerce Street
(856) 453-2220
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Bridgeton, Jean Rugenus Multi-Purpose Senior Center, Burt St. & Babe Ruth Rd.
(856) 455-4323
Hours: Monday to Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Thursday & Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Bridgeton, West Cumberland Senior Center, 10 Cassidy Court
(856) 455-1055
Hours: Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Cedarville, Lawrence Township Senior Citizen Center, 14 Mulford Drive
(856) 447-1000
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Fairton, Fairfield Township Senior Center, 70 Fairton-Gouldtown Rd.
(856) 451-9284 ext. 315
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Leesburg, Maurice River Township Senior Center, 590 Main Street
(856) 785-0325
Hours: Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Millville, Holly City Regional Senior Center, 1500 S. Second St.
(856) 825-6085
Hours: Tues., Weds. & Thurs., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Millville, Millville Center - Genesis HealthCare Corp., 54 Sharp Street
(856) 327-2700
Hours: Sunday - Saturday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Millville, Millville Public Library, 210 Buck Street
(856) 825-7087
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays in June - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturdays in July & August - closed
Millville, Millville Sharing Center, 130 S. Second Street
(856) 825-8779
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Port Norris, Louise Moore Senior Center, RD 1, Haleyville-Mauricetown Road
(856) 785-9817
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Rosenhayn, Charlotte Brago Senior Center, 736 Landis Avenue
(856) 455-6902
Hours: Monday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Seabrook, Edgar Joyce Senior Center, 1323 Highway 77
(856) 451-5649
Hours: Monday - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Thursday - 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Vineland, Vineland (Fiorilli) Senior Center, 6th & Elmer Streets
(856) 794-4074
Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Vineland, Vineland Public Library, 1058 East Landis Avenue
(856) 794-4244
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8p.m.; Friday - Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Vineland, Vineland Sharing Center, Tarkiln Acres Community Hall Tarkiln Drive
(856) 692-8289
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
ESSEX COUNTY
Essex County Government Official Site [http://www.essex-countynj.org/]
Some senior center sites are open as cooling sites. Call to verify before you go.
The spray ground offers a fun way to cool down. The spray ground is located at 91 North Arlington Avenue, East Orange.
East Orange Public Library, 21 South Arlington Avenue
Open: Monday-Thursday 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM; Friday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM; Saturday 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM
GLOUCESTER COUNTY
Gloucester County Government Official Site [http://www.co.gloucester.nj.us/]
7.20.15-The sites listed below are from 2014 and have not been verified at this time. Please call before going there. No cooling centers are listed on the county website at this time.
In addition to the sites listed below, the County administration building, municipal libraries and nutrition sites will serve as cooling sites. Fan giveaways were previously conducted and fans are available for future clients in need.
Franklinville, Franklin Community Center, 1584 Coles Mill Road
694-1413
Glassboro, Glassboro Senior Center, 152 S. Delsea Dr.
881-6610
Mantua Township Community Center, 111 Mercer Ave.
468-4773
Paulsboro, Second Baptist Church, 1534 Pine Street
423-3387
Thorofare Fire Hall, Firehouse Road
853-6496
Williamstown, Pfeiffer Community Center, 301 Blue Bell Street
728-1140