Cape May, New Jersey

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The coastal city of Cape May is located in Cape May County.

Cape May is near sea level^<1>.

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

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Cape May, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Cape May had a population of 4,034 people^<2> (or 3.94% of the total population of Cape May County). The population of Cape May represented 0.05% of the total of New Jersey, making it the state's 60th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Cape May had a population of 3,686 people. This is a decrease of 8.63% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Cape May.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Dewey Beach (DE)	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	318	5.65% increase
	Henlopen Acres (DE)	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	142	2.16% increase
	Lewes (DE)	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	3,127	6.65% increase
	Rehoboth Beach (DE)	SW	18 mi [28.97 km]	1,587	6.15% increase
	North Cape May	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	North Wildwood	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	4,800	2.74% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Cape May.

Websites for Cape May

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The Commemorative Quarter for New Jersey<4>

Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Cape May. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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