Woodbine, New Jersey

Woodbine, New Jersey
Borough
Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue
Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue
Official seal of Woodbine, New Jersey
Seal
Motto: 
"Gateway to the Jersey Cape"
Location of Woodbine in Cape May County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Cape May County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Location of Woodbine 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 Woodbine, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Woodbine, New Jersey
Woodbine is located in Cape May County, New Jersey
Woodbine
Woodbine
Location in Cape May County
Woodbine is located in New Jersey
Woodbine
Woodbine
Location in New Jersey
Woodbine is located in the United States
Woodbine
Woodbine
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°13′42″N 74°48′35″W / 39.22835°N 74.809621°W / 39.22835; -74.809621[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Cape May
IncorporatedMarch 3, 1903
Government
[6]
 • TypeBorough
 • BodyBorough Council
 • MayorWilliam Pikolycky (R, term ends December 31, 2026)[3][4]
 • Municipal clerkAlex Bauer[5]
Area
[7]
 • Total
8.02 sq mi (20.77 km2)
 • Land8.02 sq mi (20.77 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0.00%
 • Rank232nd of 565 in state
6th of 16 in county[1]
Elevation
[8]
33 ft (10 m)
Population
 (2020)[9]
 • Total
2,128
 • Estimate 
(2023)[10]
2,136
 • Rank482nd of 565 in state
10th of 16 in county[11]
 • Density265.4/sq mi (102.5/km2)
  • Rank486th of 565 in state
14th of 16 in county[11]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08270[12][13]
Area code(s)609 Exchanges: 628, 861[14]
FIPS code3400981890[1][15][16]
GNIS feature ID0885446[1][17]
Websitewww.boroughofwoodbine.net

Woodbine is a borough in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough, and all of Cape May County, is part of the South Jersey region of the state and of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, which 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 2,128,[9] a decrease of 344 (−13.9%) from the 2010 census count of 2,472,[19][20] which in turn reflected a decline of 244 (−9.0%) from the 2,716 counted in the 2000 census.[21]

Woodbine was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 3, 1903, from portions of Dennis Township.[22][23]

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  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Borough Staff, Borough of Woodbine. Accessed December 25, 2022.
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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 Woodbine, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.
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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 Woodbine, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed December 10, 2011.
  13. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed September 1, 2013.
  14. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Woodbine, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 1, 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.
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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.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period, p. 315. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed November 1, 2015.