Welcome to Brigantine ...
The coastal city of Brigantine is located in Atlantic County<1>.
Brigantine was established in 1890.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Brigantine has a population of 8,649 people<2> (see below for details).
The community of Brigantine is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: Brigantine lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Brigantine: 609 & 640<4>
The ZIP code for Brigantine: 08203<5>
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 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.
Websites for Brigantine ...
Official Website: www.brigantinebeachnj.com/
Communities near Brigantine ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brigantine.
- Pleasantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ocean City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Somers Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
- Ventnor City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
- Absecon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Northfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Northfield is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
- Linwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Margate City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Margate City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margate City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,801 people
- Egg Harbor City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Port Republic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 we've found (so far) for Brigantine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Brigantine post office opened in 1881.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brigantine.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Atlantic, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Brigantine. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brigantine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 609 code has been Overlayed with the 640 area code. New phone numbers in the Brigantine area will be assigned with one of these codes: 609 or 640. As a result, placing a call in the Brigantine area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Brigantine). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Brigantine or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |