West Wildwood, New Jersey

West Wildwood, New Jersey
Borough
Entrance sign
Entrance sign
Official seal of West Wildwood, New Jersey
Seal
Motto: 
Small Town Charm on the Back Bay[1]
Location of West Wildwood in Cape May County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Cape May County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Location of West Wildwood in Cape May County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Cape May County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Census Bureau map of West Wildwood, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of West Wildwood, New Jersey
West Wildwood is located in Cape May County, New Jersey
West Wildwood
West Wildwood
Location in Cape May County
West Wildwood is located in New Jersey
West Wildwood
West Wildwood
Location in New Jersey
West Wildwood is located in the United States
West Wildwood
West Wildwood
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°00′02″N 74°49′25″W / 39.000598°N 74.823573°W / 39.000598; -74.823573[2][3]
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Cape May
IncorporatedApril 21, 1920
Government
[7]
 • TypeWalsh Act
 • BodyBoard of Commissioners
 • MayorMatthew J. Ksiazek (term ends December 31, 2024)[4][5]
 • Municipal clerkDonna L. Frederick[6]
Area
[8]
 • Total0.36 sq mi (0.94 km2)
 • Land0.29 sq mi (0.74 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2)  21.67%
 • Rank551st of 565 in state
15th of 16 in county[2]
Elevation
[9]
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 (2020)[10]
 • Total540
 • Estimate 
(2023)[11]
542
 • Rank550th of 565 in state
15th of 16 in county[12]
 • Density1,887.7/sq mi (728.8/km2)
  • Rank301st of 565 in state
4th of 16 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08260[13]
Area code609[14]
FIPS code3400980210[2][15][16]
GNIS feature ID0885441[2][17]
Websitewww.westwildwood.org

West Wildwood is a borough in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The city, and all of Cape May County, is part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, and is part of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD combined statistical area, also known as the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area.[18] As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 540,[10] a decrease of 63 (−10.4%) from the 2010 census count of 603,[19][20] which in turn reflected an increase of 155 (+34.6%) from the 448 counted in the 2000 census.[21] The summer population grows to as much as 5,000.[22]

West Wildwood was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 21, 1920, from portions of Middle Township.[23]

  1. ^ Home Page, Borough of West Wildwood. Accessed August 23, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  5. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  6. ^ Borough Clerk, Borough of West Wildwood. Accessed August 4, 2022.
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  8. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  9. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of West Wildwood, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.
  10. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code, United States Postal Service. Accessed September 4, 2011.
  14. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for West Wildwood, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed November 11, 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. ^ New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 22, 2022.
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  21. ^ 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.
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  23. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 116. Accessed May 30, 2024.