Cape May, New Jersey Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 4,034. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,809 (-5.6% change)
 
Males: 1,987   (49.3%)
Females: 2,047   (50.7%)

Cape May County

Median resident age:   47.4 years
New Jersey median age:   36.7 years

Zip codes: 08204 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,600 (it was $33,462 in 2000)
Cape May   $41,600
New Jersey:   $61,672

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $471,000 (it was $212,900 in 2000)
Cape May   $471,000
New Jersey:   $333,900

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Cape May, NJ residents, houses, and apartments details

 

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Races in Cape May:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.5%)
  • Black (5.3%)
  • Hispanic (3.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • Other race (1.3%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: Irish (26.9%), German (21.9%), English (16.2%), Italian (14.2%), Polish (6.9%), French (3.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1851

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 2.48 square miles.

Population density: 1507 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Cape May

For population 25 years and over in Cape May

  • High school or higher: 87.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.8%
  • Unemployed: 8.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cape May city

  • Never married: 23.6%
  • Now married: 53.5%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 13.7%
  • Divorced: 7.9%

247 residents are foreign born (3.3% Europe, 1.9% Latin America, 0.7% Asia).

This city:   6.1%
New Jersey:   17.5%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Cape May, New Jersey in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cape May to the number of sex offenders is 3743 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Cape May:   1.3% ($2,812)
New Jersey:   2.4% ($4,047)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Vineland, NJ (38.3 miles , pop. 56,271).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (75.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: West Cape May borough, NJ (1.5 miles ), Cape May Point borough, NJ (3.7 miles ), North Cape May, NJ (4.1 miles ), Diamond Beach, NJ (4.3 miles ), Erma, NJ (4.8 miles ), Wildwood Crest borough, NJ (5.6 miles ), Rio Grande, NJ (5.9 miles ), Villas, NJ (6.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 13 buildings, average cost: $240,100
  • 1997: 16 buildings, average cost: $217,700
  • 1998: 23 buildings, average cost: $244,600
  • 1999: 16 buildings, average cost: $308,500
  • 2000: 16 buildings, average cost: $289,200
  • 2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $375,700
  • 2002: 13 buildings, average cost: $180,400
  • 2003: 35 buildings, average cost: $266,100
  • 2004: 22 buildings, average cost: $413,700
  • 2005: 13 buildings, average cost: $508,100
  • 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $227,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 38.94 N, Longitude: 74.91 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,977 (+49.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,004 (57.3%)


320 people in military barracks, etc.
33 people in military ships

Cape May, New Jersey business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -714 (-15.0%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Accommodation and food services (17%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (17%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)



 

Crime in Cape May by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 1 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 24.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 0 2 0 1 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 48.6 0.0 25.3 0.0 0.0
Robberies 1 0 2 2 0 2
    per 100,000 24.6 0.0 50.4 50.6 0.0 53.1
Assaults 4 6 9 6 4 5
    per 100,000 98.3 145.7 226.8 151.9 103.5 132.9
Burglaries 34 27 26 31 21 20
    per 100,000 835.8 655.7 655.1 784.8 543.5 531.5
Thefts 155 192 197 178 187 259
    per 100,000 3810.2 4662.5 4963.5 4506.3 4839.5 6882.8
Auto thefts 2 3 0 0 2 4
    per 100,000 49.2 72.9 0.0 0.0 51.8 106.3
Arson 0 0 0 1 1 3
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.3 25.9 79.7
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 291.1 306.2 304.9 301.0 256.5 363.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 29 (22 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   5.88
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Cape May, New Jersey

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Cape May-area historical tornado activity is below New Jersey state average. It is 52% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/27/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 1.7 miles away from the Cape May city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/6/1956, a category 2 tornado 22.4 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Cape May:
  • BURDETE TOMLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ)
  • BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; LEWES, DE)
  • SHORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; SOMERS POINT, NJ)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cape May:
  • DOVER AFB (about 40 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)
  • ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL (about 43 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; ID: ACY)
  • SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 59 miles; SALISBURY, MD; ID: SBY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cape May:
  • CAPE MAY COUNTY (about 5 miles; WILDWOOD, NJ; ID: WWD)
  • WOODBINE MUNI (about 22 miles; WOODBINE, NJ; ID: 1N4)
  • OCEAN CITY MUNI (about 31 miles; OCEAN CITY, NJ; ID: 26N)

Local government website: www.capemaycity.com
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cape May:
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 36 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,053)
  • ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; MAYS LANDING, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,086)
  • DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; Dover, DE; FT enrollment: 2,641)
  • THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 46 miles; POMONA, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,526)
  • ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,587)
  • CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; BLACKWOOD, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,662)
  • GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; SEWELL, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,135)
Public high school in Cape May:
  • LOWER CAPE MAY REG HIGH (Students: 1,137; Location: 687 RT 9; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Cape May:
  • RICHARD M TEITELMAN SCH (Students: 708; Location: 687 RT 9; Grades: 07 - 08)
  • SANDMAN CONSOLIDATED (Students: 570; Location: 838 SEASHORE RD; Grades: 05 - 06)
  • MAUD ABRAMS SCHOOL (Students: 529; Location: 714 TOWN BANK RD; Grades: 03 - 04)
  • CARL T. MITNICK SCHOOL (Students: 422; Location: 905 SEASHORE ROAD; Grades: 01 - 02)
  • CAPE MAY CITY ELEM (Students: 211; Location: 921 LAFAYETTE ST; Grades: PK - 06)
Private elementary/middle school in Cape May:
  • OUR LADY STAR OF SEA SCHOOL (Students: 232; Location: 520 LAFAYETTE STREET; Grades: KG - 8)

Creeks: Spicer Creek (A) , Cape Island Creek (B) .

Park in Cape May: Sea View Park (1) .

Tourist attractions: Mid Atlantic Center For The Arts (Museums; 1048 Washington), Cape May Point Lighthouse (Museums; Lighthouse Av), Friends of Historic Cold Spring Village (Museums; 735 Seashore Road), Cape May Bird Observatory (Nature Centers; 600 South Route 47), Family Fun Arcade (Amusement & Theme Parks; Beach Avenue & Howar), Cooperage (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1845 USHighway 9 North), Leamings Run Gardens and Colonial Farm (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1845 USHighway 9 North), Abbey (34 Gurney Street at Columbia Avenue), Cape May Arcade (Arcades & Amusements; 406 Beach Av).

Hotels: Columbia House Guest House (26 Ocean Street), Capt Mey's Inn (202 Ocean St), Mainstay Inn (635 Columbia Avenue), LA Mer Motor Inn (Beach Avenue & Pittsbu), Chalfonte Bed And Breakfast (Ip) (301 Howard St), Heritage Motor Inn (721 Beach Drive), Fairthorne (111 Ocean), Madison Motel (601 Madison Avenue), Antoinette's (717 Washington Street).

Court: Cape May City - Municipal Court (643 Washington).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Cape May and their reported violations in the past:

CAPE MAY WATER & SEWER U (Population served: 35000, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (APR-05-2000), St Compliance achieved (APR-05-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
CAPE MAY MOBILE ESTATES (Population served: 119, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
WHALERS COVE RESTAURANT (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 9 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:   2.0 people
New Jersey:   2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:   56.8%
Whole state:   70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   2.4%
Whole state:   4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   9.1%
Whole state:   8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   3.3%
Whole state:   4.2%

Cape May compared to New Jersey state average:

  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
Banks with branches in Cape May (2007 data):
  • PNC Bank, National Association: Cape May Branch at 930 Washington Street At Madison Ave, branch established on 1981-06-27; North Cape May Branch at 3801 Bayshore Road, branch established on 1977-03-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $90,142.4 mil, Deposits: $65,279.9 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 836 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
  • Bank of America, National Association: Cape May Branch at 315 Ocean Street, branch established on 1977-07-21. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Cape Savings Bank: Cape May Branch at 217 Jackson St, branch established on 1923-01-01. Info updated 2006-10-04: Bank assets: $609.8 mil, Deposits: $437.0 mil, headquarters in Cape May Court House, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices
  • Sun National Bank: Cape May Branch at 941 Columbia Avenue, branch established on 1997-02-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,319.5 mil, Deposits: $2,689.2 mil, headquarters in Vineland, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 79 total offices, Holding Company: Sun Bancorp, Inc
  • Boardwalk Bank: Cape May Branch at 315 Ocean Street, Unit 6, branch established on 2006-06-12. Info updated 2006-10-18: Bank assets: $453.2 mil, Deposits: $322.0 mil, headquarters in Linwood, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Boardwalk Bancorp Inc.,
  • Sturdy Savings Bank: Cape May Branch at 701 Washington Street, branch established on 1994-01-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $435.6 mil, Deposits: $372.5 mil, headquarters in Stone Harbor, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 23 $106,764 $55,703 3 $1,676
Police - Other 6 $19,674 $39,348 2 $1,125
Firefighters 10 $57,325 $68,790 5 $2,086
Streets and Highways 3 $8,692 $34,768 0 $0
Welfare 0 $0   2 $2,028
Health 1 $4,643 $55,716 1 $356
Solid Waste Management 11 $32,896 $35,887 4 $4,227
Parks and Recreation 4 $14,163 $42,489 33 $20,657
Housing and Community Development(Local) 3 $6,075 $24,300 0 $0
Water Supply 8 $29,493 $44,240 0 $0
Other and Unallocable 12 $34,162 $34,162 7 $6,841
Financial Administration 6 $22,293 $44,586 2 $1,970
Other Government Administration 10 $36,263 $43,516 7 $5,165
Judicial and Legal 4 $11,845 $35,535 2 $2,542
Totals for Government 101 $384,286 $45,658 68 $48,673


Cape May government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,505,000
  • Charges - All Other: $4,644,000
    Sewerage: $2,209,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $2,766,000
    General: $1,795,000
    Parks & Recreation: $300,000
    Regular Highways: $250,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $2,111,000
    Sewerage: $2,042,000
    Water Utilities: $1,540,000
    Police Protection: $1,440,000
    Housing & Community Development: $964,000
    Parks & Recreation: $739,000
    Financial Administration: $732,000
    Fire Protection: $725,000
    Regular Highways: $495,000
    Solid Waste Management: $224,000
    Health Services - Other: $13,000
    Welfare - Other: $6,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $989,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $429,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $62,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $62,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $4,187,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $7,775,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $3,250,000
    Water Utilities: $1,540,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $9,878,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $5,302,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,147,000
    Water Utilities: $425,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $831,000
    Interest Earnings: $222,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $591,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,752,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,960,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $4,445,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $4,404,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,440,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $662,000
    All Other: $167,000
  • Tax - Property: $4,933,000
    NEC: $537,000
    Public Utilities: $21,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $5,027,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $257,000

5.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,114 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.80%
New Jersey average:   6.12%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($338 average AGI)
Cape May County:   0.10%
New Jersey average:   0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Atlantic County, NJ  0.85% ($46,122 average AGI)
from Philadelphia County, PA  0.55% ($57,876)
from Camden County, NJ  0.42% ($68,377)


6.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($57,154 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.64%
New Jersey average:   6.89%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($352 average AGI)
Cape May County:   0.07%
New Jersey average:   0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Atlantic County, NJ  1.52% ($54,812 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, NJ  0.44% ($49,600)
to Camden County, NJ  0.32% ($47,339)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cape May:
  • WCMC (1230 AM; 1 kW; WILDWOOD, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WJWL (900 AM; 11 kW; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cape May:
  • WDOX (106.7 FM; NORTH CAPE MAY, NJ; Owner: WJNN, INC.)
  • WBNJ (93.1 FM; WILDWOOD CREST, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WCZT (98.7 FM; VILLAS, NJ; Owner: WZK, LLC)
  • WWCJ (89.1 FM; CAPE MAY, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WGBZ (105.5 FM; CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WZXL (100.7 FM; WILDWOOD, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WNJZ (90.3 FM; CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WWZK (94.3 FM; AVALON, NJ; Owner: COASTAL BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • WIXM (97.3 FM; MILLVILLE, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM ATLANTIC CITY II LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
  • WJNE (103.5 FM; BETHANY BEACH, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WTKU (98.3 FM; OCEAN CITY, NJ; Owner: SOUTH JERSEY RADIO, INC.)
  • WKOE (106.3 FM; OCEAN CITY, NJ; Owner: OCEAN COMMUNICATIONS)
  • W222AL (92.3 FM; CAPE MAY, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Cape May:
  • W05AX (Channel 5; CAPE MAY, NJ; Owner: WILDWOOD FIVE TELEVISION)
  • WMGM-TV (Channel 40; WILDWOOD, NJ; Owner: SOUTH JERSEY RADIO, INC.)

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