Ocean City, New Jersey
| Ocean City, New Jersey | |
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| City | |
| City of Ocean City | |
Ocean City Music Pier
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| Motto: "America's Greatest Family Resort" | |
 Ocean 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 Ocean City, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 39°15′49″N 74°36′17″W / 39.263596°N 74.604605°WCoordinates: 39°15′49″N 74°36′17″W / 39.263596°N 74.604605°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Cape May |
| Incorporated | May 3, 1884 (as borough) |
| Reincorporated | March 25, 1897 (as city) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) |
| • Body | City Council |
| • Mayor | Jay Gillian (term ends June 30, 2018) |
| • Administrator | Jim Mallon |
| • Clerk | Melissa Bovera |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.797 sq mi (27.964 km2) |
| • Land | 6.333 sq mi (16.402 km2) |
| • Water | 4.464 sq mi (11.562 km2) 41.35% |
| Area rank | 202nd of 566 in state 5th of 16 in county |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 11,701 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 11,355 |
| • Rank | 207th of 566 in state 4th of 16 in county |
| • Density | 1,847.7/sq mi (713.4/km2) |
| • Density rank | 300th of 566 in state 5th of 16 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08226 |
| Area code(s) | 609 Exchanges: 391, 398, 399, 525, 814 |
| FIPS code | 3400954360 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885332 |
| Website | www |
Ocean City is a city in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is the county's largest city by area and is the principal city of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Cape May County. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 11,701, reflecting a decline of 3,677 (-23.9%) from the 15,378 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 134 (-0.9%) from the 15,512 counted in the 1990 Census. In summer months, with an influx of tourists and second homeowners, there are estimated to be 115,000 to 130,000 within the city's borders.
Ocean City originated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 3, 1884, from portions of Upper Township, based on results from a referendum on April 30, 1884, and was reincorporated as a borough on March 31, 1890. Ocean City was incorporated as a city, its current government form, on March 25, 1897. The city is named for its location on the Atlantic Ocean.
Known as a family-oriented seaside resort, Ocean City has prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages within its limits since its founding in 1879, offering miles of guarded beaches, a boardwalk that stretches for 2.5 miles (4.0 km), and a downtown shopping and dining district.
The Travel Channel rated Ocean City as the Best Family Beach of 2005. It was ranked the third-best beach in New Jersey in the 2008 Top 10 Beaches Contest sponsored by the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium. In the 2009 Top 10 Beaches Contest, Ocean City ranked first.
From early June through Labor Day, Ocean City requires individuals age 12 and up to purchase a beach tag to access its beaches. For the 2015 season, a one-day pass cost $5, a weekly pass was $10, and a seasonal pass for the full summer season was $25 (though, if purchased before June 1, seasonal tags were $20.)
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