Welcome to Cape May County ...

Time Zone: Cape May County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Cape May is the Seat for Cape May County.

Cape May County was founded in 1692 and was created by taking area from Burlington County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cape May had a population of 92,039 people. This is a decrease of 5.32% since the last Census (which gave a population of 97,212 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cape May represented 1.11% of the total population of New Jersey.

Below are some of the communities located in Cape May County:

• Cape May
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
• North Wildwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • North Wildwood is located in Cape May County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wildwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,739 people
• Ocean City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ocean City is located in Cape May County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
• Sea Isle City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Isle City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
• Wildwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wildwood is located in Cape May County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to New Jersey
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  • Website for the New Jersey State Archives

• Websites specific to Cape May County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Atlantic County
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  • Cumberland County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of New Jersey
  • Cemeteries of Cape May County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New Jersey
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of New Jersey
  • Cemeteries of Cape May County