Absecon Highlands, New Jersey Explained

Official Name:Absecon Highlands, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Atlantic County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Absecon Highlands
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Atlantic County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
Pushpin Relief:yes
Coordinates:39.4425°N -74.4778°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Atlantic
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Galloway
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:2.44
Area Land Sq Mi:1.95
Area Water Sq Mi:0.48
Area Total Km2:6.31
Area Land Km2:5.06
Area Water Km2:1.25
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:279.46
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Ft:3
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:08205 (Absecon)
Area Code:609
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2804146
Population Total:1414
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:723.64

Absecon Highlands is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[3] in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is in the eastern part of the county, in southern Galloway Township. It is bordered to the south by the city of Absecon and to the east by Reeds Bay, a tidal water body the connects to the Atlantic Ocean through Broad Creek and Absecon Inlet. The CDP includes the neighborhoods of Absecon Highlands, Seaview Estates, Seaview Park, Conovertown, and Holly Brook.[4]

U.S. Route 9 (New York Road) is the main road through the community; it leads north 7miles to the Garden State Parkway in Port Republic and south through Absecon 4miles to the Atlantic City Expressway in Pleasantville.

The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Demographics

2020 census

Absecon Highlands CDP, New Jersey - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.!Race / Ethnicity!Pop 2020[5] !% 2020
White alone (NH)94166.55%
Black or African American alone (NH)704.95%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)10.07%
Asian alone (NH)1258.84%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)10.07%
Some Other Race alone (NH)40.28%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)735.16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)19914.07%
Total1,414100.00%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  3. https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020
  4. Web site: Absecon Highlands Census Designated Place. ACME Mapper. June 17, 2021.
  5. Web site: P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Absecon Highlands CDP, New Jersey. United States Census Bureau.