Miami Beach, New Jersey

Populated place in Cape May County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States
39°02′04″N 74°56′13″W / 39.03444°N 74.93694°W / 39.03444; -74.93694Country United StatesState New JerseyCountyCape MayTownshipLowerElevation
0.9 m (3 ft)Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)Area code(s)609, 640GNIS feature ID879865[1]

Miami Beach is an unincorporated community in Lower Township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1][2]

Miami Beach is located on Delaware Bay, and is part of Villas. A beach with the same name as the settlement is also located there.[3]

The area was surveyed in the 1920s by the Miami Beach Builders Corporation of Philadelphia, who established the settlement there.[4]

  • House on Millman Lane
    House on Millman Lane

Education

As with other parts of Lower Township, it is served by Lower Township School District for primary grades and Lower Cape May Regional School District for secondary grades; the latter operates Lower Cape May Regional High School.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Miami Beach
  2. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Miami Beach
  4. ^ Dorwart, Jeffery M. (1992). Cape May County, New Jersey: The Making of an American Resort Community. Rutgers University. p. 198. ISBN 9780813517841.
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Settlements
SchoolsLandmarksHistory
This list is incomplete.
Some areas considered to be Rio Grande are in Lower Township though the census-designated place (CDP) itself is in Middle Township.
Cape Christian Academy formerly had campuses in Lower Township.
St. Raymond Catholic School merged into Our Lady Star of the Sea in Cape May which merged into what became Wildwood Catholic Academy.


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