Welcome to Brigantine ...

The coastal city of Brigantine is located in Atlantic County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brigantine has a population of 8,649 people<2> (see below for details).

Brigantine is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Brigantine lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Brigantine is located in the (609) area code.

The community of Brigantine was established in 1890.

Websites for Brigantine ...

Official Website: www.brigantinebeachnj.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brigantine had an population of 8,649 people. This is a decrease of 8.48% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 31.32% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brigantine had a population of 9,450 people. This makes Brigantine the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Brigantine represents 0.11% of the total population of New Jersey (which has 8,791,894 people), making it the state's 49th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,450 people, the population of Brigantine decreased 24.96% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 12,594 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Brigantine.

Communities near Brigantine ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brigantine.

• Pleasantville
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the west of Brigantine.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Pleasantville
• Ocean City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
  • Ocean City lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the southwest of Brigantine.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Ocean City
• Somers Point
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
  • Somers Point lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the southwest of Brigantine.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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• Ventnor City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
  • Ventnor City lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the southwest of Brigantine.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ventnor City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Ventnor City
• Absecon
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
  • Absecon lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the west of Brigantine.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
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• Northfield
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Northfield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the west of Brigantine.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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• Linwood
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
  • Linwood lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the southwest of Brigantine.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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• Margate City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margate City
  • Margate City lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the southwest of Brigantine.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,801 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margate City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Margate City
• Egg Harbor City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
  • Egg Harbor City lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the northwest of Brigantine.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Egg Harbor City
• Port Republic
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
  • Port Republic lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the northwest of Brigantine.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Port Republic

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brigantine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brigantine.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brigantine. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brigantine.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brigantine. See our Newspapers Page for Brigantine.

Adding Brigantine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brigantine in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention that we've found for Brigantine was the Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Brigantine on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details about the above, see References and Mentions for Brigantine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Brigantine: www.brigantinebeachnj.com/

The official website for Atlantic County: www.aclink.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/