Profile for Ocean City, New Jersey, NJ

Ocean City is on a barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Great Egg Harbor Bay.

Former and merged names include:
· Peck's Beach

Founded as a 19th-century Methodist retreat

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 23. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 1.5 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1983 movie, "Eddie and the Cruisers"

Well-known residents have included:
· Grace Kelly, actress
· Gay Talese, writer
· Stephen Dunn, poet

Local festivals include:

• Indian Summer Weekend - Oct. 6-8, 2007
• Folk Festival by the Sea - Sept. 28, 2007
• Art of Surfing Festival - Aug. 2-4, 2007
• Quiet Festival - Nov. 16-18, 2007
• Air Festival - Sept. 22, 2007

Performing arts: Ocean City Pops

Nearby parks & recreation: Corson's Inlet State Park

Historic sites and museums: Ocean City Historical Museum, Discovery Sea Shell Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

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Cemeteries (2)

Communities (8)

Hotels (12)

Libraries (6)

Museums (2)

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• Cape May County data
• Fastest-growing counties in New Jersey
• State data - New Jersey
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Ocean City demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Cape May County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Atlantic-Cape May area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 08226 ZIP code.

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• Cape May County government
• Ocean City Chamber of Commerce
• Ocean City tourism
• Cape May County tourism

18% of Ocean City residents report German ancestry, and 23% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Ocean City ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Ocean City
• Cemeteries in Cape May County
• Genealogy page (NJ GenWeb) for Cape May County
• Libraries in or near Ocean City

Post a query on a message board:

• Cape May County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - NJ data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

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• Ocean City Pops

• Ocean City museums
• Ocean City historic sites
• Ocean City area parks
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• Cemeteries in Cape May County
• Cemetery record compendium
• New Jersey cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Ocean City
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• Communities in Cape May County

• Ocean City business guide
• Ocean City Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
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• Corporate records search

• Courts in New Jersey
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• Crime in Cape May County
• Arrests in Cape May County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in New Jersey
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Ocean City was $33,217, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Cape May County economic census
• Cape May County economic summary
• Cape May County employment growth
• Cape May County unemployment rate
• New Jersey economic data

33% of Ocean City residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Ocean City
• Colleges in New Jersey
• Learning Disabilities Association in New Jersey
• Schools in or near Ocean City
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• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of New Jersey high schools

• Movies & TV shows filmed in Ocean City
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• Air pollution in Cape May County
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• Land contamination in Cape May County
• Nature Conservancy projects in New Jersey
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Cape May County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in New Jersey

Ocean City festival dates:

• Indian Summer Weekend - Oct. 6-8, 2007
• Folk Festival by the Sea - Sept. 28, 2007
• Art of Surfing Festival - Aug. 2-4, 2007
• Quiet Festival - Nov. 16-18, 2007
• Air Festival - Sept. 22, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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• Local historical societies in New Jersey
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• New Jersey state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Cape May County genealogy forum

Median rent in Ocean City, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $632.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,416.

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Libraries in Ocean City include Ocean City Free Public Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Ocean City

• New Jersey library

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• Census map of Ocean City area
• Historic maps of NJ cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of New Jersey
• Topographic map of Ocean City

Newspapers in Ocean City include Ocean City Gazette

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WRTQ.

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Cape May County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Ocean City political report.

• New Jersey Democratic party
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The average commute time for Ocean City workers is 26 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 1 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Ocean City between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of .7 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Ocean City include Flanders Hotel, Somewhere Inn Time Mansion.

• Ocean City travel guide
• Airports near Ocean City
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• New Jersey tourism bureau

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