18% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Belleplain, below both the New Jersey town median (45%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Among 469 New Jersey towns, just 1 have a higher share of households owning their home than Belleplain. 74% of the land in Belleplain is conserved, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Belleplain State Forest, at 1,553 acres with 11.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Belleplain has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

By the sea

Belleplain lives by the ocean

Coastal flooding makes up 15% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.

15%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding

99thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally

87thpercentile for hurricane risk

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap

Nearby attractions

Pine Barrens and 25 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Belleplain. Close and well known come first.

All 160 attractions →

Big draw35 mi Park & preservePine Barrens

24 mi Stadium & arenaBoardwalk Hall

20 mi LandmarkLucy the Elephant

19 mi Theme parkMorey's Piers

25 mi Theme parkSteel Pier 38 mi Theme parkClementon Amusement Park

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Boardwalk Hall: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Lucy the Elephant: User:dtcdthingy 3:30 pm 30th July 2004 (Minolta Dimage X20), Public domain · Morey's Piers: Smallbones, CC0 · Steel Pier: Make Lemons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Getting set up

Moving to Belleplain: who provides what

Belleplain is unincorporated, so Cape May County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerAtlantic City Electric25.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterBorough of Woodbine water system4 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet1 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesCape May CountyCape May County provides services here

SchoolsDennis Township School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn New Jersey you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereCape May County ClerkCape May County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025

ZIP code0827008270 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Belleplain.

Outdoors

Nearly a third of Belleplain is conserved land

19 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Belleplain’s trail density is 2.6 miles per square mile.

73.8%conserved

73.8%

conserved · 3,454 of 4,678 acres

19 mi

of trails · 2.6 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Belleplain State Forest	11.3 mi	1,553

Full pageBelleplain’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map19 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk11.3 miles of trail · Belleplain State Forest Conserved land73.8% conserved · 3,454 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Belleplain?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Work & commute

Belleplain has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Belleplain for work: only 4% work in town. 16% of Belleplain residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Belleplain has lost 103 jobs, to 135 in 2023.

4%work in town

	Belleplain	New Jersey towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	16%	6.1%	9.6%
Median household income	$95,000	$113,000	$80,000
Average trip to work	27 minutes	30 minutes	25 minutes
Working residents who work in town	4.2%	6.3%	8%

Where working residents work

In Belleplain4%

Dennis Township16%

Middle Township12%

Lower Township5%

Avalon5%

15 mi

median commute distance

135

jobs based in Belleplain

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Full pageBelleplain’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here135 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work4% work in Belleplain Commute times27 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 15 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Belleplain

Belleplain has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 25° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.

22″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–45°

Spring41–63°

Summer64–84°

Fall47–67°

Oct 22

typical first frost

Apr 24

typical last frost

+2.2°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageBelleplain’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 86°, January lows 25°Rain & snow22″ of snow a winter · 47 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+2.2° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Belleplain

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.

67risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingHurricanesCoastal flooding

Full pageBelleplain’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters27 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready1.6 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

20% of adults in Belleplain have been diagnosed with depression, against 16% in New Jersey’s towns and 23% across U.S. towns

37% of adults have high blood pressure in Belleplain. Belleplain beats the New Jersey average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 35% of adults have obesity in Belleplain.

	Belleplain	New Jersey towns	U.S. towns
Depression (CDC PLACES)	20%	16%	23%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	15%	12%	14%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	15%	11%	14%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	33%	36%	36%