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

• A Birder’s Guide to Cape May, New Jersey Vogue · Oct 5
• Cape May County teen appears emotional in court after deadly DUI crash NBC10 Philadelphia · Oct 7
• Santa Express Holiday Train Rides Booking Now for Cape May NJ's Seashore Lines New Jersey 101.5 · Oct 9
• Mary Everett Obituary (2026) - Cape May, NJ NJ.com · Oct 8
• Cape May. New Jersey facing intense nor'easter conditions along beaches FOX Weather · Sep 26

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest New Jersey headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

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 · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 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

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Cape May

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