West Wildwood, New Jersey

About West Wildwood

West Wildwood, NJ is a tiny community located in southwestern New Jersey with an estimated population of 536.

West Wildwood holds the status of a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 0.29 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,848 residents per square mile.

📰 West Wildwood News Today

• Dog rescued from West Wildwood, NJ blaze; flood-damaged golf Cart believed to be the cause 6abc Philadelphia · Oct 2
• Dog dies after being pulled from house fire in West Wildwood dailydispatch.com · Oct 5
• How the Wildwoods became a Jersey Shore staple — across 4 separate towns WHYY · May 12
• Flooding and fire damages shore home in West Wildwood, New Jersey | PHL17 Morning News Yahoo · Oct 2
• Fire risk lingers after nor'easter floods Jersey Shore NBC10 Philadelphia · Oct 1

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📰 Local News

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What Makes West Wildwood Unique

• The only place in America named West Wildwood — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.29 sq mi.
• Positioned in southwestern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in West Wildwood

• Hooked Up Seafood
• The Wharf Restaurant

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in West Wildwood

• Albert I. Allen Memorial Park reviews ★

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

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🌤️ Current Weather

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