Welcome to Ocean City ...

The coastal city of Ocean City is located in Cape May County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ocean City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ocean City has a population of 10,981 people<3> (see below for details).

Ocean City is near sea level<4>.

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

Ocean City lies within the (609) area code.

Websites for Ocean City ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.capemaycountychamber.com/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ocean City had an population of 10,981 people. This is a decrease of 6.15% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 28.59% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ocean City had a population of 11,701 people (which is 12.03% of the total population of Cape May County). This makes Ocean City the county's most populous community.

The population of Ocean City represents 0.13% of the population of New Jersey (which has 8,791,894 people), making it the state's 41st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,701 people, the population of Ocean City decreased 23.91% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 15,378 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ocean City.

Communities Also Named Ocean City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ocean City - they are located in Florida, Maryland and Washington.

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

Communities near Ocean City ...

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

• Atlantic City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
  • Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,569 people
• Pleasantville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
• Ventnor City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ventnor City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
  • Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
• Absecon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
  • Absecon is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
• Brigantine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigantine
  • Brigantine is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,577 people
• Northfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Northfield is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
• Margate City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margate City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margate City
  • Margate City is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,801 people
• Egg Harbor City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
  • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
• Sea Isle City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
• Estell Manor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estell Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
  • Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 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 Ocean City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ocean City.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ocean City. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ocean City.

Adding Ocean City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ocean City 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 for Ocean City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ocean City post office opened in 1881.

We also found Ocean City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ocean City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ocean City. 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/