Moorestown Neighborhood Guide

Moorestown Today

Moorestown, New Jersey has it all. With a downtown area listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this vibrant town of about 21,000 has everything one looks for in the ideal suburban hometown. The town has proximity to Philadelphia, and easy access to the New York-Washington travel corridor, yet it retains a small-town feel. Its sense of community, superior public schools, and beautiful homes resulted in Money amagazine naming it the number one American town in 2005. As you drive through the gracious tree-lined streets, you pass wonderful examples of Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival and American Foursquare architecture, as well as many more recently built top-of-the-line executive homes. Founded by Quakers in the 1600’s, Moorestown combines historic charm and a strong sense of tradition with many community volunteer organizations, town parades, and festivals along its Main Street.

Moorestown-based Businesses

Though it maintains a small town charm, Moorestown is home to a surprising number of businesses. The majority of which are located in attractive industrial park settings or along the Rte 38 border of Moorestown and Mt. Laurel. Notable employers include Lockheed Martin, Masco Bath Corp. OPEX Corp, Miles Technologies, and a number of healthcare-related businesses and associations, including Bayada Healthcare, Tabula Rasa, Partners in Home Care, Inc., Sterling Medical Services, LLC and the Visiting Nurses Association Home Care Inc.

Moorestown Shopping

Moorestown shoppers have it all. At the town’s rim are a large shopping plaza, Centerton Square and Centerton Commons, the Moorestown Mall, and the adjacent Eastgate Center. In town, there is a walkable business district with a great mix of small shops. The shopping centers and mall provide all the big box stores, discount shopping including Costco and BJ outlets, and huge grocery stores such as Wegman’s, Shoprite, and Acme. In addition, Centerton Square and the Moorestown Mall have numerous specialty stores, and the Mall has several department stores, including Boscov’s, Sears, Lord and Taylor and Macy’s. There is nothing better, though, than a stroll down Main Street, with sidewalk cafes, family-friendly pizza, hot pretzel and ice cream shops, visiting longtime stores like the Happy Hippo toy store, Carl’s Shoes, or Workman’s Bike Shop.

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Running Co. of Moorestown

115 W. Main Street, Moorestown, NJ

856-234-9371

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Signature Designs

5 W. Main Street, Moorestown, NJ

856-778-8657

Selling a selection of fine handmade American crafts and jewelry.

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La Di Da

17 E. Main Street, Moorestown, NJ

856-222-1778

Women’s clothing and jewelry boutique.

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Happy HippoHappy Hippo

135 W. Main Street, Moorestown, NJ

856-234-1974

Unique children’s toy shop that’s been in operation for more than 30 years!

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Carl’s Shoes

27 W. Main Street, Moorestown, NJ

856-235-6223

On Main Street since 1958, Carl’s Shoes is practically a Moorestown historic gem.

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Moorestown Flower Shoppe

66 E. Main Street, Moorestown, NJ

856-234-0660

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Workman’s Bike Shop

79 E. Main Street, Moorestown, NJ

856-234-6286

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Moorestown Restaurants

Moorestown has some nice BYOB restaurants on Main Street, as well as restaurants near the Moorestown Mall.

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Moorestown Sports & Rec

The Moorestown High School Quakers compete in the Burlington County Scholastic League of the New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Association, which covers Burlington, Mercer and Ocean Counties; based on enrollment, they are in Group III.

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Moorestown Parks & Rec

The Moorestown Department of Parks and Recreation is proud to offer Moorestown residents a variety of activities and facilities on nearly 667 acres of open space, including 9 neighborhood and community parks found throughout the town.

Moorestown Architecture

Moorestown’s town center was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. The town has a wide variety of architectural styles from the 18th to the 21st centuries. Notable local landmarks include The Perkins Center for the Arts, built in 1910, in the Tudor Revival Style. The Moorestown Community House, in the center of town is an example of an English and Colonial style building. Another well-known house in town, now part of the Lutheran Crossings, at 255 E. Main St., is “Breidenhart,” also known as “The Castle,” which was built in 1894 for Samuel Leeds Allen, who invented the Flexible Flyer sled. There are also many examples of Victorian architecture and the Arts and Crafts movement to be admired as you travel the town’s tree-lined streets. As Moorestown’s population has grown, many acres of town where farms and orchards once stood have now become the sites of large, handsome recently-built houses.

Moorestown Transportation

Moorestown offers easy access to points North and South along the NJ Turnpike and Rte I-295, just West of town. In addition, Rte. 73 affords a direct route to Northeast Philadelphia and to the Atlantic City Expressway, and Rte. 38 provides a quick drive to Center City Philadelphia. Public transportation options include riding the PATCO hi-speed line from the nearby Woodcrest Station, off of Rte. 295, and NJ Transit also provides bus service from Moorestown to Philadelphia, Camden and the Moorestown and Cherry Hill malls.

In nearby Mt. Laurel, Greyhound Lines has a bus station on Fellowship Road. A popular commuter bus, with good wi-fi, runs frequently between Mt. Laurel and New York City. Greyhound also has routes to many other destinations.

Moorestown Health Care

Moorestown is home to a number of hospital-affiliated and independent medical practices, dental practices, and urgent care facilities. On the edge of town, the Virtua Hospital system boasts a new medical building housing medical practices, diagnostic services and a state-of-the-art Center for Health & Fitness.

In addition, town residents are close to a number of the leading hospitals in South Jersey including Virtua Memorial Hospital (Mt. Holly), Virtua Hospital (Voorhees), Cooper University Hospital and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden. Kennedy Hospital in Cherry Hill is also close by.

Right across the river in Philadelphia, some of the nation’s top teaching hospitals are headquartered, and many of them have South Jersey locations. They include: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, whose system now includes Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and Pennsylvania Hospital; the renowned Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children; Temple Health System, including Fox Chase Cancer Center/Temple Health; and Hahnemann University Hospital, the teaching hospital of Drexel University.

Moorestown Arts

Moorestown Perkins Center for the Arts

395 Kings Highway, Moorestown NJ

856-235-6488

Since 1977, Perkins Center for the Arts has been the epicenter of creativity in Moorestown. Perkins Center offers courses to children and adults such as Comic Book Illustration, pottery classes, and mosaics – just to name a few.

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Moorestown Theater Company

19 W Main Street, Moorestown, NJ

856-778-8357

For over ten years, the Moorestown Theater Company has been putting on shows for the community, with shows ranging from High School Musical to classics like West Side Story.

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Moorestown Places of Worship

Our Lady of Good Counsel

42 W. Main Street, Moorestown, NJ

856-235-0181

Quaker Meeting House

118 E. Main Street, Moorestown, NJ

856-235-1561

First Presbyterian Church

101 Bridgeboro Road, Moorestown, NJ

856-235-1688

Hope Community Church

235 W. Main Street, Moorestown, NJ

856-235-8077

First United Methodist Church

446 E. Camden Ave, Moorestown, NJ

856-235-0450

Trinity Episcopal Church

207 W. Main Street, Moorestown, NJ

856-235-0811

St. Matthew Lutheran Church

318 Chester Ave, Moorestown, NJ

856-235-2055

First Baptist Church

19 W. Main Street, Moorestown, NJ

856-235-1180

Second Baptist Church

319 Mill Street, Moorestown, NJ

856-234-6396

Bethel AME Church

512 N. Church Street, Moorestown, NJ

856-235-3152

Marantha Christian Fellowship

802 Lenola Road, Moorestown, NJ

856-234-3791

First Church-Christ Scientist

420 Kings Highway, Moorestown, NJ

856-235-6990

Nearby synagogues in Marlton, Cherry Hill, and Voorhees, New Jersey

Moorestown Civic Organizations

Moorestown Retirement Communities

The Evergreens

309 Bridgeboro Road, Moorestown, NJ

877-459-3536

This 32-acre campus located right in Moorestown boasts an 85,000 square-foot Health Care Center, offering long-term care, rehabilitation and Assisted Living services.

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Moorestown Estates – Brandywine Senior Living

1205 N Church Street, Moorestown, NJ

856-778-0600

Located right in Moorestown, residents of Brandywine Senior Living enjoy an active lifestyle, with plenty of engaging activities, including a fitness center, movie theater, and indoor pool.

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Lutheran Crossings Enhanced Living at Moorestown

255 E. Main Street, Moorestown, NJ

856-235-1214

This residential senior health care community offers assistance and health care to those in need of rehabilitation, assisted living, and skilled nursing services.

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Moorestown Social & Sports Clubs

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