Cape May County, New Jersey
County seat: Cape May Court House · Population 93,390 (2025) · 252 sq mi
Cape May County is the 20th most populous of New Jersey's 21 counties, with 93,390 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Cape May Court House. The map shows its 12 cities and towns and the 4 neighboring counties.
Cape May County facts
- County seat
- Cape May Court House
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 93,390 −2% since 2020
- Land area
- 252 sq mi 14th largest of 21
- Water area
- 369 sq mi
- Population density
- 371 per sq mi
- Established
- 1685
- Named after
- Cornelius Jacobsen May Dutch explorer and colonist (1580–1624)
- Largest city
- Lower 21,533
- Median household income
- $91,128
- Cities and towns
- 12 plus 21 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 16
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 34009
Cities and towns in Cape May County
Cape May County has 12 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Cape May County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean City | City | 11,101 | |
| Wildwood | City | 5,068 | |
| North Wildwood | City | 3,518 | |
| Wildwood Crest | Borough | 3,000 | |
| Cape May | City | 2,716 | |
| Sea Isle City | City | 2,114 | |
| Woodbine | Borough | 2,104 | |
| Avalon | Borough | 1,205 | |
| West Cape May | Borough | 981 | |
| Stone Harbor | Borough | 778 | |
| West Wildwood | Borough | 529 | |
| Cape May Point | Borough | 298 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Villas | 9,735 | |
| Cape May Court House | 5,628 | |
| North Cape May | 3,731 | |
| Rio Grande | 3,485 | |
| Whitesboro | 2,766 | |
| Palermo | 2,696 | |
| Seaville | 2,589 | |
| Marmora | 2,039 | |
| Erma | 1,959 | |
| South Dennis | 1,528 | |
| Beesleys Point | 1,335 | |
| Dennisville | 736 | |
| Ocean View | 728 | |
| South Seaville | 564 | |
| Belleplain | 495 | |
| Marshallville | 480 | |
| Diamond Beach | 350 | |
| Goshen | 340 | |
| Strathmere | 266 | |
| Tuckahoe | 175 | |
| Burleigh | 159 |
ZIP codes in Cape May County
16 ZIP codes reach into Cape May County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 08202
- 08204
- 08210
- 08212
- 08223
- 08226
- 08230
- 08242
- 08243
- 08245
- 08246
- 08247
- 08248
- 08251
- 08260
- 08270 also Atlantic and Cumberland counties
Population of Cape May County, 2020–2025
Cape May County shrank by 1,864 people (−2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 3,477 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,729 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 95,029 |
| 2021 | 95,667 |
| 2022 | 95,165 |
| 2023 | 94,577 |
| 2024 | 94,094 |
| 2025 | 93,390 |
Neighboring counties
- Cumberland County northwest · 157,148 people
- Atlantic County northeast · 278,657 people
- Sussex County, Delaware southwest · 277,140 people
- Kent County, Delaware west · 194,786 people
Printable Cape May County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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