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Welcome to Middletown ...

Middletown is located in Cape May County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Middletown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1905.

Middletown is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Middletown: 609 & 640<3>

Communities Also Named Middletown ...

While we believe that this Middletown is located in Cape May County, we know of another 2 New Jersey communities named Middletown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Monmouth and Morris County.

Beyond New Jersey, there are 44 communities that are also named Middletown - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (4), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (7), Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Middletown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.capemaycountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Middletown ...

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

  • Atlantic City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,569 people
  • Millville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Millville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
  • Pleasantville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
  • Ocean City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ocean City is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
  • Somers Point
    (7 miles [11.3 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
  • Ventnor City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
  • Absecon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Absecon is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
  • Northfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Northfield is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
  • Linwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Linwood is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
  • Margate City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Margate City is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margate City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,801 people

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

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

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

Adding Middletown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Middletown 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 Middletown was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Middletown.

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 Middletown - 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 Middletown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 609 or 640. As a result, placing a call in the Middletown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).