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Ocean View, New Jersey
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 Ocean View, New Jersey
Location in Cape May County, New Jersey
Ocean View, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Ocean View, New Jersey
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Cape May |
| Township | Dennis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.98 sq mi (7.72 km2) |
| • Land | 2.91 sq mi (7.53 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2) |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 685 |
| • Density | 235.64/sq mi (90.97/km2) |
| ZIP Code |
08230
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| Area code(s) | 609, 640 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0878941 |
Ocean View is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Dennis Township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08230. The post office was established in 1872, with William Doolittle as the first postmaster.
As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08230 was 5,589.
Ocean View is located at 39°10′35″N 74°44′01″W / 39.17639°N 74.73361°W.
Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 685.
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| 2020 | 685 | — | |
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Education
Dennis Township Public Schools is the local K-8 school district, which feeds into Middle Township High School of Middle Township Public Schools.
Countywide schools include Cape May County Technical High School and Cape May County Special Services School District.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden operates Bishop McHugh Regional School, which the Press of Atlantic City describes as being in Ocean View, though it lies outside of the CDP, and which has a Cape May Courthouse postal address. As of 2020[update] students from the following Cape May County locations attended the school: Dennis Township, Avalon, Cape May, Lower Township, Middle Township, North Wildwood, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Stone Harbor, Upper Township, Wildwood, and Woodbine. It also received students from Egg Harbor Township in Atlantic County and Millville in Cumberland County.
