Gandys Beach, New Jersey

About Gandys Beach

Set in the southwestern part of New Jersey, Gandys Beach is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Gandys Beach is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.1 square miles.

📰 Gandys Beach News Today

• Unidentified man's body found in Delaware Bay off Bowers Beach The News Journal · Apr 22
• Gandys Beach, New Jersey residents, still recovering from storm, face another round of severe weather 6abc Philadelphia · Jan 12
• On the Edge The Nature Conservancy · Aug 29
• In place of Sandy-ravaged homes, a ‘living’ beach helps N.J. prepare for next storm The Washington Post · Oct 24
• Body found in Delaware Bay identified as 47-year-old New Jersey man The News Journal · Apr 24

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What Makes Gandys Beach Unique

• The only place in America named Gandys Beach — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.1 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southwestern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

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