Miami Beach, New Jersey Explained

Miami Beach, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Cape May County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Miami Beach
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cape May
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Lower
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Ft:3
Coordinates:39.0344°N -74.9369°W
Area Code:609, 640
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:879865

Miami Beach is an unincorporated community in Lower Township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]

Miami Beach is located on Delaware Bay, and is part of Villas. A beach with the same name as the settlement is also located there.

The area was surveyed in the 1920s by the Miami Beach Builders Corporation of Philadelphia, who established the settlement there.[2]

Education

As with other parts of Lower Township, it is served by Lower Township School District for primary grades and Lower Cape May Regional School District for secondary grades; the latter operates Lower Cape May Regional High School.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  2. Book: Dorwart, Jeffery M. . Cape May County, New Jersey: The Making of an American Resort Community . Rutgers University . 1992 . 198. 9780813517841 .