Marmora, New Jersey

Marmora is an unincorporated community in Upper Township, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States.[2] It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located at 39.258562, -74.659297.[3] Its postal ZIP code is 08223. Its 1990 population was approximately 4,420 persons.

Marmora, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
View along Shore Road (US 9) southbound at Roosevelt Boulevard (CR 623)
Marmora
Location in Cape May County (Inset: Cape May County in New Jersey)
Marmora
Marmora (New Jersey)
Marmora
Marmora (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°16′00″N 74°38′42″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCape May
TownshipUpper
Elevation
23 ft (7 m)
ZIP code
08223
GNIS feature ID0878138[1]

A post office was established in 1890, with James Corson as the first postmaster.[4]

Education

Upper Township School District operates public schools for K-8. Upper Township Primary School and Upper Township Elementary School have Marmora addresses while Upper Township Middle School has a Petersburg address. Ocean City High School of Ocean City School District has high school students from Upper Township.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden operates Bishop McHugh Regional School, a Catholic K-8 school, in Ocean View, Dennis Township,[5] which has a Cape May Courthouse postal address.[6] It is the parish school of Marmora/Woodbine Catholic Church and three other churches.[7]

References
  1. "Marmora". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  4. 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. 469.
  5. Leach, Ben (2010-09-10). "Bishop McHugh Regional Catholic School in Ocean View opens doors to kindergartners, pre-K students". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 2020-09-14. Bishop McHugh Regional Catholic School in the Ocean View section of Dennis Township
  6. "Zoning Map" (PDF). Dennis Township. Retrieved 2020-09-14. - Compare to the address: "2221 Rt. 9 North, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210"
  7. "About". Bishop McHugh Regional School. Retrieved 2020-09-14.


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