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The Diamond Beach handbook

Living in Diamond Beach, NJ: what to set up and who to call

Diamond Beach has no town government of its own, so Cape May County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Lower Cape May Regional School District. The closest public drop-off to Diamond Beach is North Wildwood Recycling Convenience Center, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

Diamond Beach has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Cape May County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Diamond Beach’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Diamond Beach, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Diamond Beach.

Electricity

Power comes from Atlantic City Electric

Atlantic City Electric (Atlantic City Electric Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Diamond Beach. Its homes paid an average of 25.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across New Jersey, for customers on its standard service). New Jersey lets you buy power from another supplier; 7% of Atlantic City Electric’s home customers do, and Atlantic City Electric still delivers it.

Start or move service: atlanticcityelectric.com · (800) 642-3780

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Diamond Beach

100% of 463 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
VerizonFixed wireless93%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless90%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless64%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Diamond Beach.

Nearest public drop-off · 4.9 mi from the center of Diamond Beach

North Wildwood Recycling Convenience Center

511 West Oak Avenue, North Wildwood, NJ, 08260

HoursTue–Fri 10 am–2 pm; Sat–Mon 8 am–4 pm

This isn’t Diamond Beach’s own facility. Whether Diamond Beach residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Diamond Beach kids go to
PK–KDavid C. Douglass Memorial Schoolin Villas
3–4Maud Abrams Schoolin Cape May
7–8Richard M. Teitelman Middle Schoolin Cape May
9–12Lower Cape May Regional High Schoolin Cape May

Diamond Beach is in two districts that split the grades: Lower Cape May Region School District and Lower Township School District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Diamond Beach is unincorporated, so Cape May County is the local government.

Local governmentCape May CountyDiamond Beach is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereCape May County ClerkElections here are run by Cape May County (county election office). 7 N Main St, P.O. Box 5000, Cape May Courthouse, NJ 08210 · (609) 465-1013 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2025
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.govCheck your registration and polling placevoter.svrs.nj.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Diamond Beach is in ZIP code 08260

ZIP codes where Diamond Beach residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Diamond BeachZIP’s residents in Diamond Beach
08260Wildwood, NJ100%2%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Diamond Beach

Who provides electricity in Diamond Beach?

Atlantic City Electric (Atlantic City Electric Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 25.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Diamond Beach?

Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Diamond Beach?

08260. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Diamond Beach in?

Lower Cape May Region School District and Lower Township School District.

How do I register to vote in Diamond Beach?

In 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). Elections here are run by the Cape May County Clerk. Check your registration at voter.svrs.nj.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.