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Somers Point, New Jersey

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The coastal city of Somers Point<1> is located in Atlantic County.

Typical abbreviation for Somers Point: Somers Pt.

Somers Point is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Somers Point 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 Somers Point, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Somers Point had a population of 11,614 people<3> (or 4.59% of the total population of Atlantic County). The population of Somers Point represented 0.14% of the total of New Jersey, making it the state's 43rd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Somers Point had a population of 11,343 people. This is a decrease of 2.33% 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 Somers Point.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000
Year-to-Year Change
200811,343-2.33%-0.42% since 2007
200711,391-1.92%-0.73% since 2006
200611,475-1.2%-0.86% since 2005
200511,575-0.34% 
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200011,614The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance<4>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Absecon   NE9 mi [14.48 km]8,3899.83% increase
 Atlantic City   NE9 mi [14.48 km]39,4082.74% decrease
 Brigantine   NE13 mi [20.92 km]12,6470.42% increase
 Egg Harbor City   N17 mi [27.36 km]4,3793.65% decrease
 Estell Manor   W9 mi [14.48 km]1,7168.26% increase
 Northfield   NE4 mi [6.44 km]7,8852.07% increase

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




Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned 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) Somers Point. 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.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

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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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Somers Point? Please visit the Map Page for Somers Point.


Footnotes

<1>Keep in mind that you might find some variations to Somers Point:

It's frequently the practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Somers Point may originally have been Somer's Point. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether. In that case, you may find that a reference to Somer Point is actually referring to Somers Point.

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<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Somers Point - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Somers Point.

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<4>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Somers Point and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<5>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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