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DelmontNJ

With 223 residents, this town was settled in 1891.

Is Delmont a good place to live?

Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Delmont. Delmont’s age of the median resident is 51.6 years, above both New Jersey’s towns (42 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). 28% of the land in Delmont is conserved, above both the New Jersey town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Eldora Nature Preserve, at 135 acres. Delmont has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

By the sea

Delmont lives by the ocean

Coastal flooding makes up 44% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.

44%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
100thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally
87thpercentile for hurricane risk

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap

Getting set up

Moving to Delmont: who provides what

Delmont is unincorporated, so Cumberland County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerAtlantic City Electric25.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesCumberland CountyCumberland County provides services here
SchoolsMaurice River 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 hereCumberland County ClerkCumberland County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2023
ZIP code0831408314 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 Delmont.

Outdoors

In Delmont, nearly a quarter of the land is conserved

2 parks and preserves cover 165 acres in Delmont.

27.7%conserved
27.7%
conserved · 190 of 685 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Eldora Nature Preserve—135
2. Heislerville Wildlife Management Area—30

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

Natural hazards

Delmont has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from coastal flooding

Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 80% of U.S. communities. 44% of Delmont’s expected losses from natural hazards come from coastal flooding, followed by inland flooding at 20%.

80risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
80Very high riskLowerHigher
Coastal floodingInland floodingHurricanes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Delmont, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 26° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.

22″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter28–45°
Spring43–62°
Summer65–83°
Fall48–67°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+2.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Delmont than in most of New Jersey or the rest of the country

17% of Delmont adults have been diagnosed with depression. Among adults here, 40% sleep under 7 hours.

DelmontNew Jersey townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%11%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)40%32%35%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)40%36%36%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)37%28%35%
32 measures vs. New Jersey
0 better19 too close to call13 worse
What stands outDelmontNJ
More smokers17.2%10.9%
More adults with COPD7.8%5.1%
More adults with heart disease8.3%5.6%
Cape Regional Medical Center
11.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Nearby attractions

Pine Barrens and 23 more within 40 miles

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

All 158 attractions →
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 · Gillians Wonderland Pier and Island Waterpark: Kevin Jarrett from Northfield, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Delmont

16pages on Delmont
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Delmont; the nearest are

Small town

223 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Questions about Delmont

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Delmont, NJ a good place to live?

Delmont has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.