Wildwood, New Jersey

Wildwood, New Jersey
Wildwood, New Jersey
City
	Sunrise in Wildwood in August 2016
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	Location of Wildwood in Cape May County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Cape May County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
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	Coordinates: 38°59′20″N 74°49′11″W / 38.988914°N 74.819824°W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Cape May
Incorporated	May 1, 1895 (as borough); January 1, 1912 (as city)
Government
• Type	Walsh Act
• Body	Board of Commissioners
• Mayor	Ernie Troiano Jr. (term ends December 31, 2027)
• Municipal clerk	Lisa Brown
Area
• Total	1.65 sq mi (4.28 km2)
• Land	1.54 sq mi (3.99 km2)
• Water	0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2) 6.79%
• Rank	434th of 565 in state; 12th of 16 in county
Elevation	7 ft (2 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	5,157
• Estimate (2023)	5,123
• Rank	373rd of 565 in state; 6th of 16 in county
• Density	3,346.5/sq mi (1,292.1/km2)
• Rank	203rd of 565 in state; 1st of 16 in county
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	08260
Area code(s)	609 exchanges: 522, 523, 729, 846
FIPS code	3481170
GNIS feature ID	0885444
Website	www.wildwoodnj.org

Wildwood is a city in Cape May County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The city, and all of Cape May County, is part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, and is part of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD combined statistical area, also known as the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area.^[19] As of the 2020 United States census, the city's year-round population was 5,157,^[9]^[10] a decrease of 168 (−3.2%) from the 2010 census count of 5,325,^[20]^[21] which in turn reflected a decline of 111 (−2.0%) from the 5,436 counted in the 2000 census.^[22]^[23] A popular Jersey Shore resort destination, the population can swell to 250,000 during the summer.^[24] Wildwood was the first city in New Jersey to have a female mayor, Doris W. Bradway, who was ousted in a 1938 recall election.^[25]

The city of Wildwood proper constitutes the center of the island communities collectively known as The Wildwoods. The Wildwoods is used as a collective term to describe four communities on the island with the name Wildwood attached to them: North Wildwood, West Wildwood, Wildwood, and Wildwood Crest. Also part of The Wildwoods are Diamond Beach and a portion of Lower Township on the island.^[3]^[26] The city, and the surrounding communities that share the name, derives its name from the wild flowers found in the area.^[27] Wildwood is part of the South Jersey region of the state.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference AboutCommissioners was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
^ Administration, City of Wildwood. Accessed March 25, 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference Databook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: City of Wildwood, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.
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^ ^a ^b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
^ Look Up a ZIP Code, United States Postal Service. Accessed September 4, 2011.
^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed November 10, 2013.
^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Wildwood, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed November 11, 2013.
^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
^ New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 22, 2022.
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^ Cite error: The named reference LWD2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
^ Kocieniewski, David. "And the Sand Won't Burn Your Feet", The New York Times, April 22, 2007. Accessed September 4, 2011. "About 20 miles north in Wildwood, where the streets on a March weekend were so deserted that the traffic lights were operating in blink mode, the seasonal desolation is a kind of spectacle unto itself. While the town often swells to 250,000 people on summer weekends, in springtime it offers a case study in depopulation for photographers, painters and travelers who crave solitude."
^ Cite error: The named reference NYT1938 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Ogden, Karen; and Bubser, Diana. "The Jersey Shore"^{[dead link]}, Courier-Post, June 15, 2010. Accessed July 2, 2012. "The Wildwoods consists of North Wildwood, Wildwood City, West Wildwood and Wildwood Crest and the area is known for its 2 1/2-mile-long boardwalk."
^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 25, 2015.

[CensusArea-1] 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.

[GR1-2] US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.

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[4] 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.

[5] Administration, City of Wildwood. Accessed March 25, 2023.

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[TigerWebMapServer-7] "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.

[8] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: City of Wildwood, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.

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[LWD2020Density-12] Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.

[13] Look Up a ZIP Code, United States Postal Service. Accessed September 4, 2011.

[14] Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed November 10, 2013.

[15] Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Wildwood, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed November 11, 2013.

[GR2-16] U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.

[17] Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.

[GR3-18] US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.

[19] New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 22, 2022.

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[23] Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.

[24] Kocieniewski, David. "And the Sand Won't Burn Your Feet", The New York Times, April 22, 2007. Accessed September 4, 2011. "About 20 miles north in Wildwood, where the streets on a March weekend were so deserted that the traffic lights were operating in blink mode, the seasonal desolation is a kind of spectacle unto itself. While the town often swells to 250,000 people on summer weekends, in springtime it offers a case study in depopulation for photographers, painters and travelers who crave solitude."

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[26] Ogden, Karen; and Bubser, Diana. "The Jersey Shore"^{[dead link]}, Courier-Post, June 15, 2010. Accessed July 2, 2012. "The Wildwoods consists of North Wildwood, Wildwood City, West Wildwood and Wildwood Crest and the area is known for its 2 1/2-mile-long boardwalk."

[27] Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 25, 2015.

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