| Dennisville, New Jersey | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Cape May County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Dennisville |
| 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: | Dennis |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.86 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.58 |
| Area Land Km2: | 11.39 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.47 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.40 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.18 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 830 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 188.77 |
| Population Density Km2: | 72.88 |
| Elevation M: | 2 |
| Elevation Ft: | 7 |
| Coordinates: | 39.1931°N -74.8253°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 08214 |
| Area Code: | 609, 640 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | [3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0875895 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Dennisville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[4] located within Dennis Township, in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[5] It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its postal ZIP Code is 08214.
Dennisville is on the south side of Dennis Creek and is the most important community within Dennis Township. The main transportation artery is New Jersey Route 47 (Delsea Drive).
As of the 2020 United States census, the population of the area was 830.[2]
Dennisville was founded in 1726 by Anthony Ludlam.[6] The first post office in the area was Dennis Creek, established September 7, 1802, with Jeremiah Johnson as first postmaster. The name was changed to Dennisville in 1854.[7]
In the 1880s, a local industry sprung up—described by The New York Times as "the like of which does not exist anywhere else in the world"—in which cedar trees that had fallen as much as decades earlier were recovered from under the surface of local swamps. The trees, ranging in size from 4to in diameter, were first discovered in 1812 and became the foundation of a thriving economic boom in the area for shingles and staves.[8]
See main article: Dennis Volunteer Fire Company.
As with other parts of Dennis Township, the area is zoned to Dennis Township Public Schools (for grades K-8) and Middle Township Public Schools (for high school). The latter operates Middle Township High School.
Countywide schools include Cape May County Technical High School and Cape May County Special Services School District.
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Dennisville include: