Upper Township, New Jersey
Upper Township, New Jersey | |
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Location of Upper Township in Cape May County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Cape May County in New Jersey highlighted in red (right). | |
Census Bureau map of Upper Township, New Jersey | |
Location in Cape May County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°15′29″N 74°43′37″W / 39.258112°N 74.726912°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Cape May |
| Formed | April 2, 1723 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Curtis Corson (R, |
| • Municipal clerk | Joanne R. Herron |
| Area | |
• Total | 68.68 sq mi (177.89 km2) |
| • Land | 62.03 sq mi (160.65 km2) |
| • Water | 6.66 sq mi (17.24 km2) 9.69% |
| • Rank | 17th of 565 in state 2nd of 16 in county |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 12,539 |
• Estimate (2023) | 12,510 |
| • Rank | 205th of 565 in state 3rd of 16 in county |
| • Density | 202.2/sq mi (78.1/km2) |
| • Rank | 502nd of 565 in state 15th of 16 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | |
| Area code | 609 |
| FIPS code | 3400974810 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882047 |
| Website | www |
Upper Township is a large township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township, and all of Cape May County, is part of the South Jersey region of the state and of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, which is part of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD combined statistical area, also known as the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 12,539, an increase of 166 (+1.3%) from the 2010 census count of 12,373, which in turn reflected an increase of 258 (+2.1%) from the 12,115 counted in the 2000 census.
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Upper Township as its 2nd best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.
Upper Township is home to the only yellow fire trucks in Cape May County, a tradition started in 1985 when the Seaville Fire Rescue Company was purchasing a new vehicle and thought that federal regulations would require the color. Since being formed in 1964 and purchasing its first fire truck a year later, the Seaville company has served the area, responding to over 200 calls a year from its fire station is located on Route 50 across from Dino's Seaville Diner.