Camden County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2000 Census, the population was 508,932. Its county seat is Camden6. The county was founded in 1844 from parts of Gloucester County. This county is part of the Delaware Valley area. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 589 km˛ (228 mi˛). 576 km˛ (222 mi˛) of it is land and 14 km˛ (5 mi˛) of it (2.32%) is water.

Located in a coastal/alluvial plain area, the county is uniformly flat and low-lying. The highest points are a survey benchmark near the Burlington County line at 219 feet (66.7 m) above sea level, and another nearby area at least 210 feet. The low point is sea level, along the Delaware River.