Atlantic City, New Jersey
city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Atlantic City is a city in New Jersey, United States. It officially became a city in 1854 when a new railroad connected it to Philadelphia. Atlantic City is an internationally renowned resort city for gambling, conventions, and leisure. The city also served as the inspiration for the original version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is on Absecon Island on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 39°21′45″N 74°25′30″W[4][5] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Atlantic |
Incorporated | May 1, 1854 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-council (Faulkner Act) |
• Body | Atlantic City Council |
Area | |
• City | 17.21 sq mi (44.59 km2) |
• Land | 10.76 sq mi (27.87 km2) |
• Water | 6.45 sq mi (16.72 km2) 37.50% |
• Rank | 165th of 565 in state 8th of 23 in county[4] |
Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
Population | |
• City | 38,497 |
• Rank | 61st of 565 in state 2nd of 23 in county[11] |
• Density | 3,577.8/sq mi (1,381.4/km2) |
• Rank | 188th of 565 in state 4th of 23 in county[11] |
• Urban | 294,921 (US: 138th)[12] |
• Urban density | 1,810.7/sq mi (699.1/km2) |
• Metro | 274,534 (US: 179th)[13] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Codes | |
Area code | 609[16] |
FIPS code | 3400102080[4][17][18] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885142[19] |
Website | www |
As of the 2020 United States Census[update], the city has a population of 38,497.[9][10] There were 274,534 people living in the Atlantic City–Hammonton Metropolitan Statistical Area as of the 2020 Census.[13]
The three road routes into Atlantic City are the Black Horse Pike/Harding Highway (US 322/40), White Horse Pike (US 30), and the Atlantic City Expressway. Atlantic City is roughly 132 miles (212 km) south of New York City by road (via the Garden State Parkway), 55 miles (89 km) southeast of Philadelphia.[20]