Oceanville, New Jersey

Oceanville, New Jersey
View southward along New York Road in Oceanville
View southward along New York Road in Oceanville
Oceanville is located in Atlantic County, New Jersey
Oceanville
Oceanville
Location in Atlantic County
Oceanville is located in New Jersey
Oceanville
Oceanville
Location in New Jersey
Oceanville is located in the United States
Oceanville
Oceanville
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°28′16″N 74°27′38″W / 39.47111°N 74.46056°W / 39.47111; -74.46056
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyAtlantic
TownshipGalloway
Area
 • Total1.61 sq mi (4.18 km2)
 • Land1.57 sq mi (4.08 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation
43 ft (13 m)
Population
 • Total793
 • Density505.1/sq mi (195.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08231[3]
Area code(s)609, 640
FIPS code34-54630[4]
GNIS feature ID878942[5]

Oceanville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[6] located within Galloway Township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[7] At the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 793.[2]

Oceanville is located on U.S. Route 9 approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-northeast of Absecon. The community has a post office with ZIP Code 08231.[3][8]

From 1983–2016, Oceanville was the site of the Noyes Museum, the only fine arts museum in Atlantic County.[9] The museum became part of Stockton University in 2016 and the site in Oceanville will be sold by the foundation that owns the property.[10]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Census Data Explorer: Oceanville CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed November 18, 2013.
  4. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Oceanville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  6. ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  8. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  9. ^ "The Noyes Museum: A Historical Perspective". Noyes Museum of Art. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  10. ^ Lai, Jonathan. "Noyes Museum becomes part of Stockton University ", The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 17, 2016. Accessed January 16, 2018. "Seven months after the Noyes Museum of Art closed its main location in Galloway Township, N.J., the museum has a new owner and game plan. Stockton University announced Monday that it now owns the museum, which will be the Noyes Museum of Art of Stockton University.... The shuttered museum facility in the Oceanville section remains the property of the Noyes Foundation, a separate entity. The foundation plans to sell the property."