Beesley's Point, New Jersey

Beesley's Point is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[4] in Upper Township, in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[5] Beesley's Point is on Peck Bay across from Ocean City. Beesley's Point is home to the Beesley's Point Generating Station and one end of the now-closed Beesley's Point Bridge.

Beesley's Point, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Thomas Beesley Sr. House
Thomas Beesley Sr. House
Beesley's Point is located in Cape May County, New Jersey
Beesley's Point
Beesley's Point
Beesleys Point's location in Cape May County (Inset: Cape May County in New Jersey)
Beesley's Point is located in New Jersey
Beesley's Point
Beesley's Point
Beesley's Point (New Jersey)
Beesley's Point is located in the United States
Beesley's Point
Beesley's Point
Beesley's Point (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°16′36″N 74°38′11″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCape May
TownshipUpper
Area
[1]
 • Total2.16 sq mi (5.59 km2)
 • Land2.13 sq mi (5.51 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
30 ft (9 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total816
 • Density383.28/sq mi (148.02/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
Area codes609, 640
GNIS feature ID874641[3]

A post office was established in 1851, with Joseph Chatten as the first postmaster.[6]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020816—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

Education

As with other parts of Upper Township, the area is zoned to Upper Township School District (for grades K-8) and Ocean City School District (for high school). The latter operates Ocean City High School.

Countywide schools include Cape May County Technical High School and Cape May County Special Services School District.

Previously it had its own school.[8]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  3. US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  4. State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  5. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  6. Stevens, Lewis Townsend (1897). The History of Cape May County, New Jersey: From the Aboriginal Times to the Present Day. Star of the Cape Publishing Co. p. 467.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. "School House, Beesleys Point, Cape May County, NJ". Library of Congress. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
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