Absecon Highlands, New Jersey

Absecon Highlands is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[3] in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is in the eastern part of the county, in southern Galloway Township. It is bordered to the south by the city of Absecon and to the east by Reeds Bay, a tidal water body the connects to the Atlantic Ocean through Broad Creek and Absecon Inlet. The CDP includes the neighborhoods of Absecon Highlands, Seaview Estates, Seaview Park, Conovertown, and Holly Brook.[4]

Absecon Highlands, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Absecon Highlands is located in New Jersey
Absecon Highlands
Absecon Highlands
Absecon Highlands is located in the United States
Absecon Highlands
Absecon Highlands
Coordinates: 39°26′33″N 74°28′40″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyAtlantic
TownshipGalloway
Area
[1]
 • Total2.44 sq mi (6.31 km2)
 • Land1.95 sq mi (5.06 km2)
 • Water0.48 sq mi (1.25 km2)
Elevation
3 ft (0.9 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,414
 • Density723.64/sq mi (279.46/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
08205 (Absecon)
Area code609
FIPS code34-00160
GNIS feature ID2804146[2]

U.S. Route 9 (New York Road) is the main road through the community; it leads north 7 miles (11 km) to the Garden State Parkway in Port Republic and south through Absecon 4 miles (6 km) to the Atlantic City Expressway in Pleasantville.

The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20201,414—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. "Absecon Highlands Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  4. "Absecon Highlands Census Designated Place". ACME Mapper. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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