Beesley's Point, New Jersey | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Cape May County#USA New Jersey#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Beesley's Point |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Cape May County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Cape May |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Upper |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 5.59 |
Area Land Km2: | 5.51 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.08 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.16 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.13 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 816 |
Population Density Km2: | 148.02 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 383.28 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
Timezone Dst: | Eastern (EDT) |
Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
Elevation Ft: | 30 |
Coordinates: | 39.2767°N -74.6364°W |
Area Codes: | 609, 640 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | [3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2806232 |
Beesley's Point is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[4] in Upper Township, in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[5] Beesley's Point is on Peck Bay across from Ocean City. Beesley's Point is home to the Beesley's Point Generating Station and one end of the now-closed Beesley's Point Bridge.
It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 816.[2]
A post office was established in 1851, with Joseph Chatten as the first postmaster.[6]
White alone (NH) | 723 | 88.60% | |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 2 | 0.25% | |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 2 | 0.25% | |
Asian alone (NH) | 5 | 0.61% | |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0.12% | |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 3 | 0.37% | |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 30 | 3.68% | |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 50 | 6.13% | |
Total | 816 | 100.00% |
As with other parts of Upper Township, the area is zoned to Upper Township School District (for grades K-8) and Ocean City School District (for high school). The latter operates Ocean City High School.
Countywide schools include Cape May County Technical High School and Cape May County Special Services School District.
The community had once had its own school.[8]