Process serving · Salem County
Process server for Salem County, New Jersey
From $150 per address. Attempts logged, affidavit of service included.
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Send the requestPrivate process serving in Salem County: papers delivered by an adult who isn't part of the case, attempts tracked on your request page, and an affidavit of service ready for the court.
Filing proof of service
Salem County Courthouse
92 Market St, Salem, NJ 08079
Add "file it with the court for me too" and we take the affidavit to the Civil Division. Court filing in Salem County
Salem County Sheriff's Office
94 Market St, Salem, NJ 08079
856-935-7510
The sheriff handles court-ordered levies and writs. Most summonses and subpoenas can be served privately. Sheriff's page
Serving across Salem County
Salem County is in South Jersey. We serve at homes and workplaces in Pennsville, Carneys Point, Salem, Pittsgrove, Woodstown, Penns Grove, Upper Pittsgrove, Mannington, Alloway, Elmer. Give us more than one address and the times the person is usually there, and say if you need it done today.
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Before you send
- Send the papers to serve as a PDF, with every page in order.
- Give the best address, a description or photo of the person, and the times they're usually home.
- Up to three attempts at different times of day are included.
- You get a notarized affidavit of service once service is made.
- Rules on who may serve papers vary by state. The desk confirms them for your state before assigning a server.
Prefer to talk?
Call the desk and we'll take the request by phone.
Questions
Who can serve papers in Salem County?
In the Law Division, a summons and complaint can be served by the sheriff or by any competent adult who has no interest in the case, which is how private process servers work. In the Special Civil Part, the court usually serves by mail or through its own court officers. When a court order directs the sheriff to act, the Salem County Sheriff's Office handles it at 94 Market St, Salem, NJ 08079.
Where is proof of service filed for a Salem County case?
With the Superior Court Civil Division at the Salem County Courthouse in Salem. Our serve and file option takes it there for you.
Which Salem County towns do you cover?
All of them, including Pennsville, Carneys Point, Salem, Pittsgrove, Woodstown, Penns Grove. Give us the best address and times to find the person.
Can you tell me if my papers are correct?
No. We don't review papers for legal content. We serve what you send and document every attempt.
Salem County court offices
Which Salem County court issued your papers?
Most papers a process server carries in Salem County were issued by a Cumberland/Gloucester/Salem vicinage court office. Here is which office is which, from the judiciary's own directories.
- Vicinage
- Cumberland/Gloucester/Salem (Vicinage 15). Its administration is in Woodbury, not the county seat of Salem
- Trial Court Administrator
- Gloucester County Justice Complex, 70 Hunter Street, Woodbury, NJ 08096
Main court line 856-878-5050 - Family Division intake
- Salem County Courthouse, Family Court Intake
92 Market Street, Salem, NJ 08079
856-878-5050 ext. 15881 - Special Civil Part
- Salem County Courthouse, Civil Case Management Office
92 Market Street, Salem, NJ 08079
856-878-5050 ext. 15830
For small claims and most Special Civil Part cases here, service is done by the court, by mail or through a court officer, not a private server.
The 15 municipalities of Salem County
By the State's 2025 tax tables, Salem County has 15 municipalities. Check the serve address against this list when the mailing town and the municipality differ:
- Alloway Township
- Carneys Point Township
- Elmer Borough
- Elsinboro Township
- Lower Alloway Creek Township
- Mannington Township
- Oldmans Township
- Penns Grove Borough
- Pennsville Township
- Pilesgrove Township
- Pittsgrove Township
- Quinton Township
- Salem City
- Upper Pittsgrove Township
- Woodstown Borough
Sources for the Salem County figures: Cumberland/Gloucester/Salem vicinage administration (NJ Courts directory); Salem County Family Division (NJ Courts directory); Salem County Special Civil Part (CN 10150); NJ Courts, who can serve a complaint; Salem County municipalities (2025 General Tax Rates). Checked November 2026. Call a county office before you go; rooms and extensions change.