South Seaville, New Jersey

South Seaville, New Jersey
South Seaville
Location in Cape May County
South Seaville
Location in New Jersey
South Seaville
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°10′44″N 74°45′36″W / 39.17889°N 74.76000°W / 39.17889; -74.76000
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCape May
TownshipDennis
Area
 • Total
2.39 sq mi (6.19 km2)
 • Land2.38 sq mi (6.17 km2)
 • Water0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
23 ft (7.0 m)
Population
 • Total
695
 • Density291.8/sq mi (112.65/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code
08246
Area codes609, 640
FIPS code34-28380[3]
GNIS feature ID880754[4]

South Seaville is an unincorporated community located within Dennis Township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[5] South Seaville is 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Sea Isle City. South Seaville has a post office with ZIP Code 08246.[6][7]

As of the 2020 census, South Seaville had a population of 695.[8]

A post office was established in 1867, with Remington Corson as the first postmaster.[9]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020695
U.S. Decennial Census[10]

South Seaville was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.[11]

South Seaville CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020[12] 2020
White alone (NH) 637 91.65%
Black or African American alone (NH) 4 0.58%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 4 0.58%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 3 0.43%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 19 2.73%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 28 4.03%
Total 695 100.00%

Education

As with other parts of Dennis Township, the area is zoned to Dennis Township Public Schools (for grades K-8) and Middle Township Public Schools (for high school). The latter operates Middle Township High School.

Countywide schools include Cape May County Technical High School and Cape May County Special Services School District.

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  3. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "South Seaville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  6. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  7. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  8. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  9. ^ Stevens, Lewis Townsend (1897). The History of Cape May County, New Jersey: From the Aboriginal Times to the Present Day. Star of the Cape Publishing Co. p. 470.
  10. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  11. ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
  12. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – South Seaville CDP, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau.