Cape May, New Jersey

About Cape May

Set in the southwestern part of New Jersey, Cape May is a small town, home to 2,742 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Cape May holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.47 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,110 residents per square mile.

📰 Cape May News Today

• Officials in Cape May, New Jersey, pass new curfew for juveniles under 18 amid concerns about late-night gatherings 6abc Philadelphia · Aug 14
• Jersey Shore town bans minors from beach, public spaces in curfew crackdown New York Post · Aug 15
• Popular beach town cracks down on teens with curfews after fights, underage drinking Fox News · Aug 15
• Family finds prehistoric megalodon tooth on Jersey Shore beach in Sea Isle City, NJ ABC7 New York · Aug 17
• Cape May, New Jersey, passes new curfew for kids and teens following unruly behavior CBS News · Aug 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cape May Unique

• The only place in America named Cape May — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southwestern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New Jersey — one of 700 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cape May

• H&H Seafood — seafood
• Louie's Pizza — pizza
• Avalon Coffee (café)
• Bagel Time Café (café)
• Big Wave Burritos
• C-View Inn
• Cappy's Seaside Pizza & Steaks
• Etherage Hall
• Harry's Ocean Bar & Grille
• Hemingway's

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Emlen Physick Estate · Museum
• Family Fun Arcade · Arcade

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cape May

• Cape May Kiwanis Community Park reviews ★
• Harborview Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Cape May

• Cape May City Elementary School
• Carl T. Mitnick School
• Lower Cape May Regional High School
• Maud Abrams School
• Richard M. Teitelman Middle School
• Sandman Consolidated School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cape May

🏘️ Nearby Communities