Ocean View, New Jersey

Ocean View, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Ocean View is located in Cape May County, New Jersey
Ocean View
Ocean View
Location in Cape May County
Ocean View is located in New Jersey
Ocean View
Ocean View
Location in New Jersey
Ocean View is located in the United States
Ocean View
Ocean View
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°10′35″N 74°44′01″W / 39.17639°N 74.73361°W / 39.17639; -74.73361
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCape May
TownshipDennis
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.98 sq mi (7.72 km2)
 • Land2.91 sq mi (7.53 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2)
Elevation
20 ft (6 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
685
 • Density235.64/sq mi (90.97/km2)
ZIP Code
08230
Area code(s)609, 640
GNIS feature ID0878941[3]
United States Census Bureau map of ZCTA 08230 Ocean View, New Jersey

Ocean View is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[4] located within Dennis Township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[5] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08230. The post office was established in 1872, with William Doolittle as the first postmaster.[6]

As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08230 was 5,589.[7]

Ocean View is located at 39°10′35″N 74°44′01″W / 39.17639°N 74.73361°W / 39.17639; -74.73361.[8]

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 685.[2]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020685—
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
2020[2]

Education

Dennis Township Public Schools is the local K-8 school district, which feeds into Middle Township High School of Middle Township Public Schools.

Countywide schools include Cape May County Technical High School and Cape May County Special Services School District.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden operates Bishop McHugh Regional School, which the Press of Atlantic City describes as being in Ocean View,[10] though it lies outside of the CDP,[11] and which has a Cape May Courthouse postal address.[12] As of 2020 students from the following Cape May County locations attended the school: Dennis Township, Avalon, Cape May, Lower Township, Middle Township, North Wildwood, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Stone Harbor, Upper Township, Wildwood, and Woodbine. It also received students from Egg Harbor Township in Atlantic County and Millville in Cumberland County.[13]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Census Data Explorer: Ocean View CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "Ocean View". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  4. ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  5. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 8, 2016.
  6. ^ Stevens, Lewis Townsend (1897). The History of Cape May County, New Jersey: From the Aboriginal Times to the Present Day. Star of the Cape Publishing Co. p. 469.
  7. ^ Census 2000 Fact Sheet for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08230, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 26, 2008.
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ocean View, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed June 26, 2008.
  9. ^ Census of Population and Housing, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 1, 2023.
  10. ^ Leach, Ben (September 10, 2010). "Bishop McHugh Regional Catholic School in Ocean View opens doors to kindergartners, pre-K students". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved September 14, 2020. Bishop McHugh Regional Catholic School in the Ocean View section of Dennis Township
  11. ^ "P.L. 94-171 COUNTY BLOCK MAP (2020 CENSUS): Cape May County, NJ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 19. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  12. ^ "Zoning Map" (PDF). Dennis Township. Retrieved September 14, 2020. - Compare to the address: "2221 Rt. 9 North, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210"
  13. ^ "Areas We Serve". Bishop McHugh Regional Catholic School of Dennis Township. Retrieved September 14, 2020.