Wawa Opens New Mercer County Location

HAMILTON, NJ - Convenience store cult-favorite Wawa opened its latest New Jersey location in Mercer County on Thursday in what serves as the latest grand opening in the company’s expansion.

The location in Hamilton at 55 Flock Rd. joins five other locations in the township.

Wawa plans to open at least four more stores this summer, continuing to grow the brand's presence around the Garden State. The chain’s 1,000th location opened earlier this year in April.

Last year, Wawa CEO Chris Gheysens told the Philadelphia Business Journal that the company plans to open another 1,800 locations in states across the U.S.

Wawa's future expansion plans include stores with travel centers — "Wawa on steroids," Gheysens told the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia's 2023 Economic Outlook last January.

Gheysens first hinted last April at opening travel centers, telling the Business Journal that the company plans to nearly double its store count and operate about 1,800 locations by 2030. The plan involves new locations in existing markets and expansion into new states. Related article: 'Wawa On Steroids': Chain Could Bring 'Travel Centers' To NJ, PA

Here are where other Wawa locations are slated to open this year:

• Linden (Route 1 and South Park Ave.)
• Clementon (Blackwood Clementon Road and Cherrywood Drive)
• Mount Laurel (1115 Route 73)
• Neptune (3520 Route 66)

Wawa first opened in April 1964 in Delaware County. There are currently over 1,000 locations located across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C., North Carolina and Florida.