Green Creek, New Jersey | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Cape May County#USA New Jersey#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Green Creek |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Green Creek's location in Cape May County (Inset: Cape May County in New Jersey) |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Cape May |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Middle |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation Ft: | 13 |
Coordinates: | 39.0461°N -74.9014°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 08219 |
Area Code: | 609, 640 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 34-34009 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 876776 |
Blank2 Name: | Other name |
Blank2 Info: | Greencreek |
Footnotes: | [2] |
Green Creek is an unincorporated community located within Middle Township, in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3] It is located on Route 47 (Delsea Drive). It is a very low-lying area with a highest elevation of just above . The community is located about west of Rio Grande and about from the Delaware Bay. It is mostly residential with areas of agriculture and commerce along the main road, Delsea Drive (Route 47). The United States Postal Service ZIP Code is 08219. The post office was established in 1829 with Matthew Marcy as the first postmaster.[4]
Green Creek is located at 39.0462°N -74.9013°W (39.046224, -74.901283). It lies 13 feet (4 m) above sea level.
Aside from residential usage, Green Creek comprises a mixture of broad-leaf woodland and salt marsh. There is an area of protected dry grassland part of the Cape May National Wildlife Refuge, located off Burleigh Road.