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Atlantic City

Atlantic City, New Jersey
City
City of Atlantic City
Atlantic City skyline
Atlantic City skyline
Official logo of Atlantic City, New Jersey
Logo
Nickname(s): "The World's Famous Playground"
Motto: "Do AC"
Map of Atlantic City in Atlantic County(click image to enlarge; also see: state map)
Map of Atlantic City in Atlantic County
(click image to enlarge; also see: state map)
United States Census Bureau map of Atlantic City
United States Census Bureau map of Atlantic City
Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County, New Jersey
Atlantic City
Atlantic City
Atlantic City is located in New Jersey
Atlantic City
Atlantic City
Atlantic City is located in the US
Atlantic City
Atlantic City
Location in Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County in New Jersey
Coordinates: 39°22′38″N 74°27′04″W / 39.377297°N 74.451082°W / 39.377297; -74.451082Coordinates: 39°22′38″N 74°27′04″W / 39.377297°N 74.451082°W / 39.377297; -74.451082
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Atlantic
Incorporated May 1, 1854
Government
 • Type Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council)
 • Body Atlantic City Council
 • Mayor Don Guardian (R) (term ends December 31, 2017)
 • Administrator Arthur Liston
 • Clerk Rhonda Williams
Area
 • City 17.037 sq mi (44.125 km2)
 • Land 10.747 sq mi (27.835 km2)
 • Water 6.290 sq mi (16.290 km2)  36.92%
Area rank 164th of 566 in state
8th of 23 in county
Elevation 7 ft (2 m)
Population (2010 Census)
 • City 39,558
 • Estimate (2015) 39,260
 • Rank 55th of 566 in state
2nd of 23 in county
 • Density 3,680.8/sq mi (1,421.2/km2)
 • Density rank 171st of 566 in state
3rd of 23 in county
 • Metro 275,549
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern (EDT) (UTC−4)
ZIP codes 08401-08406
Area code(s) 609
FIPS code 3400102080
GNIS feature ID 0885142
Website www.cityofatlanticcity.org
Atlantic City
Crime rates* (2007)
Violent crimes
Homicide 15.1
Forcible rape 70.4
Robbery 1,146.3
Aggravated assault 930.1
Total violent crime 2,161.9
Property crimes
Burglary 1,370.0
Larceny-theft 5,422.2
Motor vehicle theft 502.8
Arson 40.2
Total property crime 7,335.2
Notes

*Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population.


Source: 2007 FBI UCR Data
Atlantic City Fire Department (ACFD)
Operational area
Country United States
State New Jersey
City Atlantic City
Agency overview
Established April 4, 1904
Staffing Career
Fire chief Vincent Granese (acting)
EMS level BLS First Responder
IAFF 198
Facilities and equipment
Divisions 1
Battalions 1
Stations 6
Engines 7
Ladders 3
Rescues 1
HAZMAT 1
Fireboats 2
Website
www.acfdlocal198.com

Atlantic City is a resort city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, known for its casinos, boardwalk and beach. In 2010, it had a population of 39,558. Located on Absecon Island, it was incorporated on May 1, 1854, from portions of Egg Harbor Township and Galloway Township. The city borders Absecon, Brigantine, Pleasantville, Ventnor City, West Atlantic City and the Atlantic Ocean.

Atlantic City was the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly, especially the street names.

Since 1921, Atlantic City has been the home of the Miss America pageant.

Because of its location in South Jersey, hugging the Atlantic Ocean between marshlands and islands, Atlantic City was viewed by developers as prime real estate and a potential resort town. In 1853, the first commercial hotel, the Belloe House, was built at the intersection of Massachusetts and Atlantic Avenues.

The city was incorporated in 1854, the same year in which the Camden and Atlantic Railroad train service began. Built on the edge of the bay, this served as the direct link of this remote parcel of land with Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. That same year, construction of the Absecon Lighthouse, designed by George Meade of the Corps of Topographical Engineers, was approved, with work initiated the next year. By 1874, almost 500,000 passengers a year were coming to Atlantic City by rail. In Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City, "Atlantic City's Godfather" Nelson Johnson describes the inspiration of Dr. Jonathan Pitney (the "Father of Atlantic City") to develop Atlantic City as a health resort, his efforts to convince the municipal authorities that a railroad to the beach would be beneficial, his successful alliance with Samuel Richards (entrepreneur and member of the most influential family in southern New Jersey at the time) to achieve that goal, the actual building of the railroad, and the experience of the first 600 riders, who "were chosen carefully by Samuel Richards and Jonathan Pitney":


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