No gay or lesbian households reported Housing units in zip code 08204 with a mortgage: 4,038 (214 second mortgage, 1,102 home equity loan, 198 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,488
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,846
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $623
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
8.6%
Whole state:
9.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 08204: North Jetty Light (A), South Jetty Light (B), Lower Township Rescue Squad (C), Coast Guard Fire Department (D), Town Bank Volunteer Fire Company (E), Cape May Fire Department Fire Chief (F), Cape May Fire Department (G), West Cape May Volunteer Fire Company (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Creek (A), Ford Creek (B), Mickels Run (C), Cape Island Creek (D), Pond Creek (E), Bradley Run (F), Spicer Creek (G), Cox Hall Creek (H), Schellenger Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
2,172 married couples with children.
792 single-parent households (151 men, 641 women).
95.0% of residents of 08204 zip code speak English at home.
12.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% very well, 17% well, 41% not well).
9.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (39% very well, 46% well, 15% not well).
8.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (26% very well, 15% well, 59% not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 520 (3.2%) (63.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
3.2%
Whole state:
20.6%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Germany (16%)
United Kingdom (13%)
Philippines (11%)
India (10%)
Jamaica (9%)
Mexico (8%)
Ireland (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 125
1990 to 1999: 119
1980 to 1989: 117
Before 1980: 274
Races in zip code 08204:
White population: 15,856 Black population: 907 American Indian population: 289 Asian population: 443 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 17 Two or more races population: 166 Hispanic or Latino population: 795
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 3,819
Italian: 2,638
German: 2,231
Other groups: 1,413
English: 1,233
Polish: 894
Macedonian: 698
American: 678
Brazilian: 301
Greek: 292
Scottish: 259
French (except Basque): 198
Swedish: 196
Welsh: 174
Dutch: 159
Scotch-Irish: 157
Ukrainian: 135
European: 115
Armenian: 99
Canadian: 96
Subsaharan African: 96
African: 96
French Canadian: 92
Norwegian: 91
Slovak: 84
British: 81
Russian: 81
Scandinavian: 78
Lithuanian: 61
Arab: 57
Syrian: 57
Portuguese: 56
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 55
Jamaican: 55
Austrian: 54
Pennsylvania German: 54
Hungarian: 49
Czechoslovakian: 41
Danish: 36
Romanian: 36
Belgian: 29
Czech: 27
Swiss: 23
Croatian: 22
Slavic: 17
Northern European: 11
Eastern European: 11
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BORDEN FOODS INC SNOWS DOXSEE INC (994 OCEAN DRIVE in CAPE MAY, NJ)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-0505342, DRINKING WATER PROGRAM, NJEMS-2133P, NJEMS-46905, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, NJEMS-73018, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-87117100000, EPCRA, NJEMS-G000001870, STATE CLEANUP SITE National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: CANNED AND CURED FISH AND SEAFOODS; PREPARED FRESH OR FROZEN FISH AND SEAFOODS Business NAICS classification: SEAFOOD CANNING.; FRESH AND FROZEN SEAFOOD PROCESSING. Organizations: SNOW'S/DOXSEE INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BORDEN CLAM PRODUCTS, SNOW'S/DOXSEE, SWANS/DOXSEE, INC
HINCH MARINA INC (989 OCEAN DRIVE in LOWER TOWNSHIP, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-47891, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, NJEMS-A7474, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-NRG100000238, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY Business SIC classification: MARINAS; GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Organizations: HINCHCLIFFE MARY ANN (CONTACT/OWNER)
BAYSHORE TEXACO SERVICE STATION (3731 BAYSHORE RD in NORTH CAPE MAY, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-007362, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-024115, NJEMS-58636500000, EPCRA, NJEMS-73163, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-A7436, (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Organizations: EXXON MOBIL CORP, ROSS FOGG FUEL OIL CO, ROSS ENTERPRISES, EXXON CO USA (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ROSS FOGG FUEL OIL CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: EXXON CO USA 39614, EXXON SERVICE STATION #39614
BREE ZEE LEE YACHT BASIN (930 OCEAN DRIVE in CAPE MAY, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-0505350, DRINKING WATER PROGRAM, NJEMS-47884, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, NJEMS-A7427, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-NRG100000191, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: MARINAS; GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Organizations: JENLO CORP, COLSON HARRY, BREE ZEE LEE YATCH BASIN, COLSON HARRY (CONTACT/OWNER)
ATLANTIC CAPES FISHERIES INC (985 OCEAN DR in CAPE MAY, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-0505398, DRINKING WATER PROGRAM, NJEMS-166886, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-201643, REFUSE DISPOSAL, NJEMS-59345200000, EPCRA, NJEMS-73131, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-285756, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: FINFISH; PREPARED FRESH OR FROZEN FISH AND SEAFOODS Organizations: MAXI INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
HOME DEPOT INC #943 (21 INDIAN TRAIL ROAD in CAPE MAY, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-033476, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-NL000346, PESTICIDES - APPLICATION Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: THE HOME DEPOT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: HOME DEPOT THE 943
PLAZA DRY CLEANERS (BREAKWATER & BAYSHORE RD in NORTH CAPE MAY, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-L7305, AIR PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
HARBOR VIEW MARINA (954 OCEAN DR in CAPE MAY, NJ)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-0502-01-1001.1, LAND USE - COASTAL AND LAND USE, NJEMS-0505-03-0034.1, NJEMS-0505391, DRINKING WATER PROGRAM, NJEMS-A9838, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-NRG100000234, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Business SIC classification: MARINAS Organizations: CAPE HARBOR ENTERPRISES INC, CAPE HARBOR ENTERPRISES (CONTACT/OWNER)
NORTHWEST MAGNESITE PLANT (536 SUNSET BOULEVARD in LOWER TWP, NJ)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-G000004522, STATE CLEANUP SITE Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Alternative names: NW MAGNESITE
HARBISON WALKER REFRACTORIES (515 SUNSET BOULEVARD in CAPE MAY, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-000716, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-132060, REFUSE DISPOSAL (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: DRESSER INDUSTRIES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: HARBISON WALKER REFRACTORIES CAPE MAY
EVERLON FABRICS_CORPORATION (CAPE MAY INDUSTRIAL PARK in CAPE MAY, NJ)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: FINISHERS OF BROADWOVEN FABRICS OF MANMADE FIBER AND SILK; CURTAINS AND DRAPERIES
NJDOT 47 & 83 DENNIS CR BR REP (RT 47 & INTERSECTION OF RT 83 in DENNIS TWP, NJ)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Organizations: IEW CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
ANDY GUS (1511 NEW YORK AVE in CAPE MAY, NJ)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: GUS ANDY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 08204:
The Queen Victoria, 102 Ocean St, Cape May, NJ 08204 , Phone: (609) 884-8702, Fax: (609) 884-8702
Sandpiper Beach Inn, BCH & Grant St, Cape May, NJ 08204 , Phone: (609) 884-4256
Grand Hotel's Palace, Oceanfront At Philadelphia, Cape May, NJ 08204 , Phone: (800) 257-8550
Carroll Villa Hotel, 19 Jackson St, Cape May, NJ 08204 , Phone: (609) 884-9619, Fax: (609) 884-0264
The Mainstay Inn, 635 Columbia Ave, Cape May, NJ 08204 , Phone: (609) 884-8690, Fax: (609) 889-8033
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.9%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (44%)
Electricity (25%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
No fuel used (2%)
Wood (2%)
Solar energy (2%)
Other fuel (1%)
Population in 1990: 18,084. Population change in the 1990s: +747 (+4.1%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 8,261
Northeast: 7,019
Midwest: 615
South: 1,387
West: 461
60% of the 08204 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Jersey.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 366
Here:
18.2%
New Jersey:
11.1%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 357
Here:
29.7%
New Jersey:
11.8%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 168
Here:
18.3%
New Jersey:
27.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
NORTHEAST INDUS & MAR EQP SUP (661 ROUTE 9 in CAPE MAY, NJ; small business) : $225,965 in 6 contractsfrom 2002 to 2004
Contracts for Conveyors, Electrical Hardware and Supplies by Navy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $216,741; 2003: $54,414; 2004: $-45,190; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$216,741 with Navy for Conveyors. Signed on 2002-01-28. Completion date: 2002-04-02.
$54,414, same as above.Signed on 2003-10-21. Completion date: 2002-04-29.
$0 with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere for Electrical Hardware and Supplies. Signed on 2003-12-19. Completion date: 2004-06-30.
$0, same as above.Signed on 2003-12-19. Completion date: 2004-06-30.
CONGRESS HALL PARTNERS LLC (251 BEACH DR in CAPE MAY, NJ)
$7,655 with Army for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Conference Space and Facilities. Signed on 2005-12-29. Completion date: 2005-12-01.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: