Welcome to Highs Beach ...

Highs Beach is located in Cape May County<1>.

The location of Highs Beach has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Highs Beach: Highs Bch.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Highs Beach for more information about variations on the name of Highs Beach.

Highs Beach is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Highs Beach: (609)

Websites for Highs Beach ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.capemaycountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Highs Beach ...

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

• Wildwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Wildwood is located in Cape May County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
• North Wildwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wildwood
  • North Wildwood is located in Cape May County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,739 people
• Cape May
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May
  • Cape May is located in Cape May County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
• Sea Isle City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Isle City
  • Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
• Corbin City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
  • Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
• Cape May Court House
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
  • Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
• Rio Grande
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
  • Rio Grande is located in Cape May County
  • Former name for Rio Grande:
  • Crandol Town
  • Rio Grande has also been known as:
  • Hildreth
  • Leamings
• Goshen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Cape May County
• Erma
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erma
  • Erma is located in Cape May County
• Anglesea
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglesea
  • Anglesea is located in Cape May County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highs Beach ...

Looking for more information about Highs Beach? 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 Highs Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Highs Beach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Highs Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cape May County: www.co.cape-may.nj.us/

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