North Cape May, New Jersey | |
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 North Cape May Post Office | |
 Location of North Cape May in Cape May County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Cape May County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
  North Cape May Location in Cape May County  North Cape May Location in New Jersey  North Cape May Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°58′35″N 74°57′05″W / 38.976427°N 74.951503°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Cape May |
| Township | Lower |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.14 sq mi (5.53 km2) |
| • Land | 2.00 sq mi (5.19 km2) |
| • Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2) 2.49% |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,007 |
| • Density | 1,997.51/sq mi (771.34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code | 609 |
| FIPS code | 34-52650[5][6][7] |
| GNIS feature ID | 02389569[5][8] |
North Cape May is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[9] located within Lower Township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[10] It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 3,226.[11][12] The Cape May–Lewes Ferry departs from the area. North Cape May is mostly a residential community, with no hotels but many vacation homes. Many people retire to the community.
North Cape May had existed as an independent borough, formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 19, 1928, from portions of Lower Township. The borough remained independent until April 30, 1945, when it was returned to Lower Township.[13] The borough had a population of 5 at the 1930 Census,[14] which increased to 8 by 1940.[15]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Cape May Census Designated Place, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed October 18, 2012.
- ^ Census Data Explorer: North Cape May CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for North Cape May, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed October 18, 2012.
- ^ a b Gazetteer of New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 21, 2016.
- ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
- ^ New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed October 18, 2012.
- ^ DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for North Cape May CDP, New Jersey Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 18, 2012.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed April 19, 2015.
- ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 115. Accessed October 18, 2012.
- ^ "Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930 - Population Volume I", United States Census Bureau, p. 715. Accessed October 18, 2012.
- ^ "Sixteenth Census of the United States: 1940 - Population Volume I; Number of Inhabitants", United States Census Bureau, p. 676. Accessed October 18, 2012.