North Wildwood
| North Wildwood, New Jersey | |
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| City | |
| City of North Wildwood | |
North Wildwood beach at 3rd Avenue
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 North Wildwood City highlighted in Cape May County. Inset map: Cape May County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of North Wildwood, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 39°00′16″N 74°47′58″W / 39.004328°N 74.799458°WCoordinates: 39°00′16″N 74°47′58″W / 39.004328°N 74.799458°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Cape May |
| Incorporated | June 13, 1885 as Borough of Anglesea |
| Reincorporated | May 16, 1906 as Borough of North Wildwood |
| Reincorporated | April 30, 1917 as City of North Wildwood |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| • Body | City Council |
| • Mayor | Patrick T. Rosenello (R, term ends December 31, 2017) |
| • Administrator | Kevin M. Yecco |
| • Clerk | W. Scott Jett |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.135 sq mi (5.528 km2) |
| • Land | 1.753 sq mi (4.539 km2) |
| • Water | 0.382 sq mi (0.988 km2) 17.88% |
| Area rank | 399th of 566 in state 10th of 16 in county |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 4,041 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 3,901 |
| • Rank | 410th of 566 in state 7th of 16 in county |
| • Density | 2,305.8/sq mi (890.3/km2) |
| • Density rank | 266th of 566 in state 3rd of 16 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08260 |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| FIPS code | 3400953490 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885328 |
| Website | www |
North Wildwood is a city located on the Jersey Shore in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 4,041, reflecting a decline of 894 (-18.1%) from the 4,935 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 82 (-1.6%) from the 5,017 counted in the 1990 Census. North Wildwood is home to the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse.
It was ranked the fourth-best beach in New Jersey in the 2008 Top 10 Beaches Contest sponsored by the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium. North Wildwood is one of five municipalities in the state that offer free public access to oceanfront beaches monitored by lifeguards, joining Atlantic City, Wildwood, Wildwood Crest and Upper Township's Strathmere section.
What is now North Wildwood City was originally incorporated as the borough of Anglesea on June 13, 1885, from portions of Middle Township, based on the results of a referendum held 11 days earlier. The borough was reincorporated on March 6, 1896, and again on May 4, 1897. On May 16, 1906, the Borough of North Wildwood was incorporated, replacing Anglesea Borough.
Legislation passed in April 1908 established a potential consolidation of North Wildwood and Holly Beach City into Wildwood, subject to approval of referendums in each of the three municipalities.
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