Somers Point, New Jersey
Somers Point, New Jersey | |
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| Motto: "The Shore Starts Here" | |
Map of Somers Point in Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Somers Point, New Jersey | |
Location in Atlantic County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°19′02″N 74°36′23″W / 39.317225°N 74.60637°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Atlantic |
| European settlement | 1693 |
| Incorporated | April 24, 1886 (as Borough) |
| Reincorporated | April 2, 1890 |
| Reincorporated | April 9, 1902 (as city) |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| • Body | City Council |
| • Mayor | Dennis Tapp (R, term ends December 31, 2027) |
| • Administrator | Jason Frost |
| • Municipal clerk | Lucy R. Samuelsen |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.23 sq mi (13.55 km2) |
| • Land | 4.01 sq mi (10.39 km2) |
| • Water | 1.22 sq mi (3.17 km2) 23.37% |
| • Rank | 270th of 565 in state 18th of 23 in county |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,469 |
• Estimate (2023) | 10,465 |
| • Rank | 235th of 565 in state 7th of 23 in county |
| • Density | 2,610.7/sq mi (1,008.0/km2) |
| • Rank | 243rd of 565 in state 5th of 23 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08244 |
| Area code | 609 exchanges: 601, 653, 926, 927 |
| FIPS code | 34001684307 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885397 |
| Website | www |
Somers Point is a city situated on the Jersey Shore that is the oldest settlement in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It was settled by Europeans in 1693 and was incorporated as a borough in 1886. Somers Point was incorporated as a city in 1902. The city is located in eastern Atlantic County, southwest of Atlantic City, in the South Jersey region of the state.
As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 10,469, a decrease of 326 (−3.0%) from the 2010 census count of 10,795, which in turn reflected a decline of 819 (−7.1%) from the 11,614 counted in the 2000 census. Somers Point and all of Atlantic County lie within the Atlantic City-Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which in turn constitutes part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area.