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Welcome to Eldora ...

Eldora is located in Cape May County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eldora, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Eldora is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Eldora: 609 & 640<3>

Communities Also Named Eldora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Eldora - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Pennsylvania (2), Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eldora.

Websites for Eldora ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.capemaycountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Eldora, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Eldora ...

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

  • Millville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ocean City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Somers Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
  • Linwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Wildwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Wildwood is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
  • North Wildwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • North Wildwood is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wildwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,739 people
  • Cape May
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Sea Isle City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Estell Manor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
  • Corbin City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Eldora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eldora.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eldora. 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 Eldora.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eldora ...

Looking for more information about Eldora? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Eldora, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Eldora.

Adding Eldora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eldora 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 Eldora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Eldora post office opened in 1892. The Eldora post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eldora.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Cape May, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eldora - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Eldora area will be assigned with one of these codes: 609 or 640. As a result, placing a call in the Eldora area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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/