Woodlynne is a borough in Camden County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey, and a suburb located 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Philadelphia.

[9] Established on the site of a defunct amusement park, the entire borough of Woodlynne is less than one-third the size of Six Flags Great Adventure and Safari.

[20] Woodlynne was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 19, 1901, from portions of Haddon Township.

[24] As of the 2010 census, Woodlynne was also home to the highest percentage of Vietnamese residents in New Jersey, at 6.9%.

[25] First settled by Europeans in 1681, a property owned by Mark Newbie was called Lynnewood,[26] named for the linden trees in the area.

The New Camden Land Improvement Company commissioned the creation of Woodlynne Amusement Park on the estate of Charles M. Cooper in 1892.

[30][31][32] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

[33] The 2010 United States census counted 2,978 people, 917 households, and 700 families in the borough.

[41] As of the 2000 United States census[2] there were 2,796 people, 912 households, and 684 families residing in the borough.

[6] The borough form of government used by Woodlynne is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie.

The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council.

[43][44] As of 2023[update], the mayor of Woodlynne Borough is Democrat Joseph Chukwueke, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023.

[52][53][54] For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 1st congressional district is represented by Donald Norcross (D, Camden).

[66][59][67][68][69] Camden County's constitutional officers are: Clerk Pamela Rosen Lampitt (D, Cherry Hill, 2029)[70][71] Sheriff Chuck Billingham (D, Gloucester City, 2027)[72][73] and Surrogate Michelle Gentek-Mayer (D, Gloucester Township, 2025).

[78][79] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 79.4% of the vote (786 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain, who received around 16.6% (164 votes), with 990 ballots cast among the borough's 1,531 registered voters, for a turnout of 64.7%.

[80] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 71.5% of the vote (639 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush, who received around 27.2% (243 votes), with 894 ballots cast among the borough's 1,465 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 61.0.

Route 168 skims the western border of Woodlynne, while US 130 brushes the eastern edge of the borough.