Longport, New Jersey

Longport, New Jersey
Borough
Longport Beach
Longport Beach
Official seal of Longport, New Jersey
coat of arms
Location of Longport in Atlantic County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Atlantic County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Location of Longport in Atlantic County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Atlantic County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Census Bureau map of Longport, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Longport, New Jersey
Longport is located in Atlantic County, New Jersey
Longport
Longport
Location in Atlantic County
Longport is located in New Jersey
Longport
Longport
Location in New Jersey
Longport is located in the United States
Longport
Longport
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°18′41″N 74°31′37″W / 39.311337°N 74.526957°W / 39.311337; -74.526957[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyAtlantic
IncorporatedMarch 7, 1898
Named forJames Long
Government
[6]
 • TypeWalsh Act
 • BodyBoard of Commissioners
 • MayorNicholas Russo (term ends December 31, 2024)[3][4]
 • Municipal clerkMonica Kyle[5]
Area
[7]
 • Total1.56 sq mi (4.03 km2)
 • Land0.40 sq mi (1.02 km2)
 • Water1.16 sq mi (3.01 km2)  74.49%
 • Rank447th of 565 in state
23rd of 23 in county[1]
Elevation
[8]
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 (2020)[9]
 • Total893
 • Estimate 
(2023)[10]
878
 • Rank538th of 565 in state
22nd of 23 in county[11]
 • Density2,259.8/sq mi (872.5/km2)
  • Rank277th of 565 in state
7th of 23 in county[11]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08403[12][13]
Area code(s)609 exchanges: 487, 822, 823[14]
FIPS code3400141370[1][15][16]
GNIS feature ID0885286[1][17]
Websitewww.longportnj.gov
Great Egg Coast Guard Station in Longport

Longport is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore on Absecon Island, within Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, on the Atlantic Ocean shoreline. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 893,[9] a decrease of two people (−0.2%) from the 2010 census count of 895,[18][19] which in turn reflected a decline of 159 (−15.1%) from the 1,054 counted in the 2000 census.[20]

Geographically, the city, and all of Atlantic County, is part of the South Jersey region of the state and of the Atlantic City-Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which in turn is included in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.[21]

In 2018, New Jersey Business Magazine listed Longport at 22nd in its listing of "The Most Expensive ZIP Codes in New Jersey", with a median sale price 2017 of $767,500.[22]

  1. ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Commissioners was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Office of the Municipal Clerk, Borough of Longport. Accessed July 20, 2020.
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  7. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Longport, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 7, 2013.
  9. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  11. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  12. ^ Look Up a ZIP code for Longport, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 16, 2012.
  13. ^ ZIP codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed October 21, 2013.
  14. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Longport, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 21, 2013.
  15. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  16. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  17. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference LWD2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  20. ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  21. ^ New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.
  22. ^ "The Most Expensive ZIP Codes in New Jersey", New Jersey Business Magazine, February 15, 2018. Accessed May 11, 2023. "22 08403 Longport Atlantic County $767,500"