Northfield is an active community approximately fifteen minutes from Margate City and Atlantic City . It is home to a variety of businesses featuring shopping, movies, games, restaurants and hotels, plus the Birch Grove Park and Wildlife Zoo and the Castro House and Northfield Museum in this park.

Schools

• Northfield Community Middle School - 2000 New Road, Northfield, NJ 08225 - (609) 407-4008
• Northfield Community Elementary School - 2000 New Road, Northfield, NJ 08225 - (609) 407-4005

Northfield is also close to Egg Harbor Township and Mays Landing which lends itself to many golf and nature type activities.

Businesses of all kinds prosper in this town and because of its proximity to Shore Memorial Hospital, Bacharach Rehabilitation Hospital and Atlantic City Medical, there are many doctors and dentists living and practicing throughout the community.

The malls are located very near the border of Northfield. There are national discount warehouses in the area also. Shopping in Linwood is some of the finest as well as the shopping right in Northfield itself.

The casinos and beaches of Atlantic City are just a short drive away and Ocean City is a short drive away.

 It is truly a town that is right in the middle of it all!

Linwood

The City of Linwood is a suburban community located in Atlantic County, New Jersey . The city consists of an area of four square miles lying approximately nine miles to the west of Atlantic City and bounded by the municipalities of Northfield, Egg Harbor Township , and Somers Point.

Schools

• Mainland Regional High School - Oak Avenue, Linwood, NJ 08221 - (609) 927-4151
• Belhaven Avenue Middle School - Belhaven Avenue, Linwood, NJ 08221 - (609) 926-6700
• Poplar Avenue School - Poplar Avenue and Oak Avenue, Linwood, NJ 08221 - (609) 927-5603
• Seaview Avenue School - 2015 Wabash Avenue, Linwood, NJ 08221 - (609) 926-6726

Linwood is primarily a residential community with a relatively large proportion of its residents employed in professional services or executive positions in the city and its neighboring municipalities. Many doctors and dentists practice in this fine community.

The city is widely known for African violets grown at Fischer Farms and orchids from Brighton Farms. The Linwood Convalescent Center, one of the largest facilities of its type in the state, is another major contributor to the city's economy.

A short ride will put you in the resort towns with their boardwalks, beaches, additional shopping and historical sites.

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